sham的意思

基本释义

• n 假装；骗子；赝品

  someone or something that is not what they are claimed to be – used to show disapproval

• v 假装；冒充

  to pretend to be upset, ill etc to gain sympathy or an advantage

• adj 假的；虚假的；假装的

  made to appear real in order to deceive people

例句

1. The elections were a complete sham.

   这次大选完全是一场骗局。

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英英释义

noun 1. something that is a counterfeit not what it seems to be Synonym: fakepostiche 2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses Synonym: imposterimpostorpretenderfakefakerfraudshammerpseudopseudrole player verb 1. make believe with the intent to deceive e.g. He feigned that he was ill He shammed a headache Synonym: fe, i, gnp, re, tend, affect, di 2. make a pretence of e.g. She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger he feigned sleep Synonym: simulateassumefeign adj 1. adopted in order to deceive e.g. an assumed name an assumed cheerfulness a fictitious address fictive sympathy a pretended interest a put-on childish voice sham modesty Synonym: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put, on

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