feign

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英 [feɪn]
美 [fen]
是什么意思
  • vt.

    假装,伪装;捏造(借口、理由等);装作;创造或虚构

  • vi.

    假装;装作;作假;佯作

  • 变形

    过去式:feigned过去分词:feigned现在分词:feigning第三人称单数:feigns

    英英释义

    feign[ fein ]

    • v.
      • make believe with the intent to deceive

        "He feigned that he was ill"

        同义词:shampretendaffectdissemble

      • make a pretence of

        "he feigned sleep"

        同义词:simulateassumesham

    学习怎么用

    词组短语

    feign death假死;装死

    同近义词辨析

    simulate, feign, pretend

    这组词都有“假装”的意思,其区别是:

    simulate主要指模仿他人或他物的样子,假装具有他人或他物的特点。

    feign常和pretend换用,一般指言行上的“装做,假装”如装无知、悲哀;装死、疯或装做睡眠等。

    pretend指公开表示的与心里想的与客观实际不符合,含公开承认其虚假的意味。

    双语例句

    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。

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