snake oil

It fails to take into account the roles of confidence, stories and snake oil in economic fluctuation.

它没有考虑到信心、故事以及万金油对经济波动产生的影响。

It would throw everything we've done into disrepute, could make us look as if we reinvented snake oil.

那会使我们所干的一切名誉扫地，可能使我们显得像是在重新搬出蛇油膏那一套玩艺儿。

It will produce snake oil.

它将会生产万金油。

There are snake-oil salesmen in line of business.

在各行各业都有卖“万灵油”的推销员.

Please. Don't let the double dealing, snake oil politicians from Beijing share the spoils of this war.

拜托，不要让那些从北京来的里外装好人，油腔滑调的政客分享这次战争的战利品。

Study on Composition of Triglycerides from Snake Oil of Naja Naja

眼镜蛇蛇油中甘油三酸酯的成分研究

They'll react as if you're selling snake oil.

他们会反应好像你是在贩卖蛇油。

Not only that: it may also produce the want for the snake oil itself.

不仅如此：它可能还会生产对万金油的需求。