The word "fake" can be used as an adjective meaning not genuine or artificially made, a noun referring to something or someone not genuine or a counterfeit, or a verb meaning to counterfeit or to pretend.
The word "fake" can be used as an adjective meaning not genuine or artificially made, a noun referring to something or someone not genuine or a counterfeit, or a verb meaning to counterfeit or to pretend.
[ADJ 形容词](毛皮、画作)假冒的,伪造的 A fake fur or a fake painting, for example, is a fur or painting that has been made to look valuable or genuine, usually in order to deceive people.
[usu ADJ n]
The bank manager is said to have issued fake certificates.
据说那个银行经理曾出具伪造的凭证。
A fake is something that is fake.假货;赝品
It is filled with famous works of art, and every one of them is a fake.
这里满是艺术名品,但每一件都是赝品。
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[VERB 动词]伪造;仿制 If someone fakes something, they try to make it look valuable or genuine, although in fact it is not.
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It's safer to fake a tan with make-up rather than subject your complexion to the harsh rays of the sun...
用化妆品打造出古铜色的皮肤比让皮肤受太阳的暴晒更为安全。
He faked his own death last year to collect on a $1 million insurance policy.
去年,他诈死以骗取100万美元的保险金。
...faked evidence.
伪造的证据
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]骗子;冒充者 Someone who is a fake is not what they claim to be, for example because they do not have the qualifications that they claim to have.
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[VERB 动词]假装;装作 If you fake a feeling, emotion, or reaction, you pretend that you are experiencing it when you are not.
[V n]
Jon faked nonchalance...
乔恩装作若无其事的样子。
Maturity and emotional sophistication can't be faked.
成熟和情感上的老道是装不出来的。
Oxford
fake/feɪk; NAmEfeɪk/
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fakefakesfakedfakingadjective1( disapproving) not genuine; appearing to be sth it is not 假的SYN
counterfeit
◆fake designer clothing冒牌的名设计师服装◆a fake American accent伪装的美国口音2made to look like sth else 冒充的;伪造的SYN
imitation
◆a jacket in fake fur人造毛皮短上衣◆Don't go out in the sun—get a fake tan from a bottle.别顶着太阳出去了,擦点棕褐色油装作太阳晒的就行了。☞synonyms at
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noun1an object such as a work of art, a coin or a piece of jewellery that is not genuine but has been made to look as if it is 假货;赝品◆All the paintings proved to be fakes.所有这些画结果证实都是赝品。2a person who pretends to be what they are not in order to cheat people 冒充者verb1[transitive ]fakesth to make sth false appear to be genuine, especially in order to cheat sb 伪造;冒充◆She faked her mother's signature on the document.她冒充母亲的笔迹在文件上签字。◆He arranged the accident in order to fake his own death.他策划了这次事故以便造成自己死亡的假象。2[transitive , intransitive ]fake(sth) to pretend to have a particular feeling, illness, etc. 假装,佯装,装出(某种感情、有病等)◆She's not really sick—she's just faking it.她并不是真的病了,不过是假装的。◆He faked a yawn.他装着打了一个哈欠。▶fakerfakerfakers/feɪkə(r); NAmEfeɪkər/nounfake/feɪk; NAmEfeɪk/faker/feɪkə(r); NAmEfeɪkər/
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fakefake1 /feɪk/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1a copy of a valuable object, painting etc that is intended to deceive peopleOPP original: The painting was judged a fake. Jones can spot a fake from 20 feet away.2someone who is not what they claim to be or does not have the skills they say they have: Her psychologist turned out to be a fake.
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fakefake2 ●●○ adjective [usually before noun]
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1made to look like a real material or object in order to deceive peopleOPP genuine: fake fur a fake ID card a fake 20 dollar bill► see thesaurus at
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2not real and seeming to be something it is not, in order to deceive peopleSYN false: I gave a fake name. She was speaking with a fake German accent. a fake smile of friendliness
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1[transitive] to make something seem real in order to deceive people: She faked her father’s signature on the cheque. The insurance company suspected that he had faked his own death. The results of the experiments were faked.2[intransitive, transitive] to pretend to be ill, interested etc when you are not: I thought he was really hurt but he was faking it.3[intransitive, transitive] to pretend to move in one direction, but then move in another, especially when playing sport: He faked a pass.fake out phrasal verb American Englishto deceive someone by making them think you are planning to do something when you are really planning to do something else