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Bogus Genuine Describe 英 Bəʊɡəs] 美 Boʊɡəs Adj.假的;伪造的 Telegram

英语单词 bogus
英美音标 英 ['bəʊɡəs] 美 ['boʊɡəs]
中文释义 adj.假的;伪造的
英语例句 (1) The telegram turned out to have been bogus.
(2) Everything else was bogus, only money was genuine.
(3) Bogus payslips are produced along with faked time-cards and workers are drilled on the correct answers to questions.
中文例句 (1) 电报原来是假的。
(2) 什么也是假的,只有钱是真的。
(3) 伪造的工资单和假的工作时间卡一并俱全,工人们还练习了被问问题时的正确答案。
vocabulary简明 Bogus means fake—a bogus dollar bill is counterfeit, a bogus Renoir was not painted by him, a bogus attempt at reconciliation would come from someone who never intended to end a fight.
vocabulary扩展 Perhaps appropriately, the word bogus originated in the US. Coined as a name for a machine that printed counterfeit money, it later became a trademark term among California surfers. In surfer speak, "totally bogus, dude" would describe any unfortunate situation.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]假的;冒牌的;伪造的 If you describe something as bogus, you mean that it is not genuine.
  • ...their bogus insurance claim...

    他们伪造的保险索赔

  • He said these figures were bogus and totally inaccurate.

    他说这些数字都是捏造的,完全不准确。

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