| [/fɔːls; fɔls/] adj 用法:
1 wrong; incorrect 错误的; 不正确的:
sing a false note 唱错音符 *
`A whale is a fish. True or false?' ｀鲸鱼是一种鱼. 对还是错?＇ 用法:
2
(a) not genuine; artificial 假的; 人造的:
false hair, teeth, etc 假发、 假牙.
(b) sham; pretended 冒充的; 假装的:
false modesty 假谦虚 *
false tears 虚伪的眼泪.
(C) [usu attrib 通常作定语] misleading; not what it appears 引起误会的; 与外观不符的:
a false sense of security, ie feeling safe when one is really in danger 虚假的安全感 *
false economy 不合算的节约 *
give a false impression of great wealth 给人造成很富有的假像 *
hounds following a false scent 沿著误入歧途的臭迹追踪的猎狗.
(d) deliberately made incorrect in order to deceive 弄虚作假的; 伪造的:
false weights, scales, dice, etc 假的砝码、 天平、 色子等 *
a false passport 假护照 *
a false bottom, ie the disguisedbottom of a suitcase, etc concealing a secret compartment（手提箱等秘密藏物用的）假底. 用法:
3 deliberately meant to deceive; lying 有意欺骗的; 不诚实的; 虚妄的:
false evidence 伪证 *
present false claims to an insurance company 向保险公司提出伪造的索赔要求. 用法:
4 ~ (to sb) unfaithful; disloyal 不忠实的; 无信义的:
a false friend/lover 不忠实的朋友[情人]. 用法:
5 [attrib 作定语] inaccurately named 命名不准确的:
the false acacia, ie not really an acacia tree, despite its name 刺槐（非真正的金合欢树）. 用法:
6 (idm 习语) a false a`larm warning or panic about sth which does not happen 虚假的警报; 虚惊:
The rumours of a petrol shortage turned out to be a false alarm. 汽油短缺的谣传原来是一场虚惊. (make) a false `move unwise or forbidden action that may have unpleasant consequences （可能带来不良後果的）不明智的或不允许的行为:
`One false move and you're a dead man,' snarled the robber. 那强盗厉声叫道:
｀不许动, 不然就打死你.＇ (make) a false `start (a) (in athletics) start made before the signal (eg for a race) has been given （运动中）抢在信号令前行动（如赛跑中的抢跑）.
(b) unsuccessful beginning 不顺利的开端:
After several false starts, she became a successful journalist. 她开始时遇到几次挫折, 後来才成为能干的记者. (take) a false `step (make) a wrong move or action 失足; 失策:
A false step could have cost the climbers their lives. 爬山者一失足就会丧命. in a false po`sition in circumstances which result in sb being misunderstood or acting against his principles 处於被人误解的地位; 处於违背自己的原则的境地. on/under false pre`tences pretending to be sb else or to have certain qualifications, etc in order to deceive 冒充某人或冒充有某资格以行骗:
obtaining money on false pretences 以诈骗手段骗钱. strike/sound a false `note say or do the wrong thing 说错话[做错事]:
He struck a false note when he arrived for the wedding in old clothes. 他做错了一件事, 不该穿旧衣服去参加婚礼. (sail) under false `colours (a) (of a ship) displaying a flag which it has no right to use （指船）挂著伪旗（航行）.
(b) pretending or appearing to be different from what one really is 冒充的; 披著伪装骗人的. false 2
adv (idm 习语) play sb `false deceive or cheat sb 欺骗某人. |