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sham n.假；赝品；骗子；枕头套adj.假的；伪造的v.假装；学样子 (1) 他爱她是假的，他只想要她的钱。(2) 她自称精通计算机，其实她是假充内行。(3) 这些是真的钻石还是赝品?(4) 他是男子汉？见鬼！他是个虚伪的骗子。(5) 他只是假装而已。 Sham can be used to refer to people as well as to things. Remember that doctor from the late-night TV commercial advertising UltraMiracleCure vitamin pills? He’s probably a sham, or a quack. Some sources claim that the word sham originated in the 17th century and was derived from the English word shame, but who knows? Maybe that theory’s a sham too.

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英 [ʃæm] 美 [ʃæm] (1) His love was a sham; he only wanted her money.(2) She claims to know all about computers but really she's a sham.(3) Are these real diamonds or only sham?(4) He a man! Hell! He was a hollow sham.(5) He's only shamming. A sham is a fake. If you frequently order products advertised on late-night, hour-long television commercials, you’ve probably ended up with at least one item that was a sham. All-purpose, industrial strength stain remover, anyone? 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]假象；虚伪；虚假 Something that is a sham is not real or is not really what it seems to be.   [usu sing]  [disapproval]The government's promises were exposed as a hollow sham...实情被揭穿了:政府的承诺原来是空洞的谎言。Many of the world's leaders have already denounced this election as a sham.许多国家的领导人已经指责这次大选弄虚作假。...sham marriages.假结婚

英语单词	sham
英美音标	英 [ʃæm] 美 [ʃæm]
中文释义	n.假；赝品；骗子；枕头套 adj.假的；伪造的 v.假装；学样子
英语例句	(1) His love was a sham; he only wanted her money. (2) She claims to know all about computers but really she's a sham. (3) Are these real diamonds or only sham? (4) He a man! Hell! He was a hollow sham. (5) He's only shamming.
中文例句	(1) 他爱她是假的，他只想要她的钱。 (2) 她自称精通计算机，其实她是假充内行。 (3) 这些是真的钻石还是赝品? (4) 他是男子汉？见鬼！他是个虚伪的骗子。 (5) 他只是假装而已。
vocabulary简明	A sham is a fake. If you frequently order products advertised on late-night, hour-long television commercials, you’ve probably ended up with at least one item that was a sham. All-purpose, industrial strength stain remover, anyone?
vocabulary扩展	Sham can be used to refer to people as well as to things. Remember that doctor from the late-night TV commercial advertising UltraMiracleCure vitamin pills? He’s probably a sham, or a quack. Some sources claim that the word sham originated in the 17th century and was derived from the English word shame, but who knows? Maybe that theory’s a sham too.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]假象；虚伪；虚假 Something that is a sham is not real or is not really what it seems to be. [usu sing] [disapproval] The government's promises were exposed as a hollow sham... 实情被揭穿了:政府的承诺原来是空洞的谎言。 Many of the world's leaders have already denounced this election as a sham. 许多国家的领导人已经指责这次大选弄虚作假。 ...sham marriages. 假结婚

Sham Real Hollow Word 英 ʃæm] 美 ʃæm N.假；赝品；骗子；枕头套