feign

英[feɪn] 美[feɪn]
  • vt. 假装;捏造
  • vi. 假装;装作
feigned feigned feigning feigns
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星级词汇:
  • feint n.伪装;佯装攻击v.佯攻;佯击adj.(纸等)印有隐格线的
    v. (动词)
    1. 捏造,虚构,编造,杜撰
    2. 【文】装作,佯作,假装,佯装,作假,假托
    3. 伪装,伪造
    4. 构成,形成,使成形
    5. 想象,设想
    6. 学,模仿

英英释义

Verb:
  1. make believe with the intent to deceive;

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

  2. make a pretence of;

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

1. She knew that her efforts to feign cheerfulness weren't convincing.
她明白自己强作欢颜是瞒不了谁的.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Feign suggests false representation or fictitious fabrication.
feign指错误的表现或人为的制造.

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3. One morning, I didn't want to go to school, and decided to feign illness.
有天早晨我不想上学,于是决定装病。

来自柯林斯例句

4. They refuse marriage and even feign poverty!
婚不肯结,还要装穷!

来自汉英文学 - 围城

5. He used to feign an excuse.
他惯于伪造口实.

来自辞典例句

    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. People may feign incapability to fraudulently claim the benefits, thus depriving the really needy.
      人可能假装无能欺诈索赔的好处,从而剥夺了真正有需要的。
    用作不及物动词 (vi.)
    1. People may feign incapability to fraudulently claim the benefits, thus depriving the really needy.
      人可能假装无能欺诈索赔的好处,从而剥夺了真正有需要的。
    2. To feign frankness is a ruse of war.
      装作坦白,是为了作战的目的。