feign
feign
英[feɪn]美[feɪn]
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;
第三人称单数:feigns;
过去式:feigned;
过去分词:feigned;
现在分词:feigning;
例句
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。
They refuse marriage and even feign poverty!婚不肯结,还要装穷!
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。
To feel, or feign, decorous woe.感到或装作适当的悲伤.
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.
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。
同义词
vt. & vi.
feign的同义词之:装作;假冒
assumeaffectplayfakepretendactfeign的同义词之:其他释义
playfakeactaffectassumepretendbluff同义词解析
以下这些动词均有"假装" 的意思
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。
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。
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
装作;假装;冒充
If someone feigns a particular feeling, attitude, or physical condition, they try to make other people think that they have it or are experiencing it, although this is not true.
例句
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。'Giles phoned this morning,' Mirella said with feigned indifference.“贾尔斯今早来电话了,”米雷拉装作若无其事地说。英汉词典释义
vt.
假装,伪装
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。捏造(借口、理由等)
adj.
虚假的,想象的,假装的
adv.
虚假地,想象地,假装地
英英词典释义
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"