sham

[英] [ʃæm] [美] [ʃæm] 生词本

n.

vt.

vi.

adj.

  • 易混淆的单词:Sham  
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  • 英英释义

  • 词典例句

1. N-COUNT 假象;虚伪;虚假 Something that is a sham is not real or is not really what it seems to be. 
  • The government's promises were exposed as a hollow sham...

    实情被揭穿了:政府的承诺原来是空洞的谎言。

  • Many of the world's leaders have already denounced this election as a sham.

    许多国家的领导人已经指责这次大选弄虚作假。

  • ...sham marriages.

    假结婚

Noun

1. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses

Verb

1. make a pretence of;

  • "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"
  • "he feigned sleep"

2. make believe with the intent to deceive;

  • "He feigned that he was ill"
  • "He shammed a headache"
Adjective

1. adopted in order to deceive;

  • "an assumed name"
  • "an assumed cheerfulness"
  • "a fictitious address"
  • "fictive sympathy"
  • "a pretended interest"
  • "a put-on childish voice"
  • "sham modesty"
1. His love was a mere sham.
他的爱情是虚假的。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. His love was a mere sham; what he really wanted was her money.
他的爱情完全是虚假的,他真正要的是她的钱。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. I'm a blunt straightforward man;I hate sham.
我是个耿直坦率的人,我讨厌虚伪。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. They cunningly played the game of sham peace.
他们狡滑地玩弄假和平的把戏。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. What he says is all sham.
他所说的全是托辞。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》