| 释义 |
[/ʃæm; ʃæm/] v (-mm-) [I, Tn] pretend (sth); feign 装作（某事物）; 假装:
He's only shamming. 他只是假装而已. *
sham illness, death, sleep 装病、 装死、 装睡 *
sham dead, ie pretend to be dead 装死. sham 2
n (usu derog 通常作贬义)用法:
1 [C] (a) person who pretends to be what he is not 装成与自己实际情况不符的人:
She claims to know all about computers but really she's a sham. 她自称精通计算机, 其实她是假充内行.
(b) (usu sing 通常作单数) thing, feeling, etc that is not what sb pretends that it is 装出的事物、 感情等:
His love was a sham; he only wanted her money. 他爱她是假的, 他只想要她的钱. *
Their marriage had become a complete sham. 他们的婚姻关系已虚有其表. 用法:
2 [U] pretence 假装:
What he says is all sham. 他说的都是假的. sham 3
adj [attrib 作定语] (usu derog 通常作贬义) pretended; not genuine 假装的; 假的:
sham piety, sympathy, anger, etc 假虔诚、 同情、 生气等 *
sham jewellery 假珠宝. |