fake
noun[C]
uk/feɪk/us/feɪk/fakenoun[C](PERSON OR OBJECT)
C2
anobjectthat is made tolookrealorvaluableinordertodeceivepeople:
赝品；假货Expertsrevealedthat thepaintingwas a fake.专家透露那幅画是赝品。
Thegunin hishandwas a fake.他手里的枪是假的。
C2
someone who is not what or who theyclaimto be:
冒充者；骗子Afterworkingfor tenyearsas adoctor, he wasexposedas a fake.行医10年后，他被揭发是个冒牌货。
Faking & pretending
- affect
- air guitar
- assume
- believe
- changeling
- charlatan
- cry
- false modesty
- falsifiable
- falsify
- feign
- fraud
- mountebank
- out-bluff
- passsomethingoff assomething
- phoney
- play-act
- professed
- purport
- quack
fakenoun[C](SPORTS)
amovementthat is made inordertodeceiveanopponent:
Hepickedup some newmoves, such as jukes and fakes, bywatchingfilmwhileinjured.
His lightning-fast fakes andpinpointshotsleavebewilderedgoaliessprawledon theice.
General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- back pass
- backspin
- ballplayer
- bend
- hat trick
- inbounds pass
- indirect free kick
- kicker
- laysomeoneoff
- layoff
- loft
- penalty
- pitch
- spot kick
- square ball
- timeout
- underhand
- underspin
fake
adjective
uk/feɪk/us/feɪk/C1
notreal, but made tolookorseemreal:
假的，伪造的He waschargedwithpossessinga fakepassport.他被控持有假护照。
fakefur/blood人造毛皮／假血
made by humans
- artificialHer bouquet was made of artificial flowers.
- syntheticThe tyres are made with synthetic rubber.
- man-madeNylon is a man-made fibre.
- fakeHe was selling fake fur jackets.
disapproving
showingorpretendingtofeelemotionsthat are notsincere:
（情感）虚假的，伪装的a fakesmile/laugh虚情假意的微笑／大笑
She's so fake,pretendingto be everybody'sfriend.她太矫揉造作了，假装每个人都是她的朋友。
Faking & pretending
- affect
- air guitar
- assume
- believe
- changeling
- charlatan
- cry
- false modesty
- falsifiable
- falsify
- feign
- fraud
- mountebank
- out-bluff
- passsomethingoff assomething
- phoney
- play-act
- professed
- purport
- quack
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Natural and artificial
fake
verb
uk/feɪk/us/feɪk/fakeverb(FEELING/ILLNESS)
C2[IorT]
topretendthat you have afeelingorillness:
装出（某种感情）；假装（有病）to fakesurprise佯装惊讶
She didn'twantto go out, so she faked aheadache.她不想出去，就假装头痛。
He faked aheartattackandpersuadedprisonstaffto take him tohospital.他假装心脏病发作，说服狱警送他去医院。
He isn't reallycrying; he's just faking.
to act as if something is true when it is not
- pretendShe pretended not to know about the surprise.
- make believeHe's just going to make believe that things are fine in spite of the divorce.
- play at somethingUKThe children are playing at cops and robbers.
- role-playDuring class, we role-played being a customer and a salesperson to learn words related to shopping.
- fakeShe's only faking being ill.
- feignThe police questioned him about the break-in, but he feigned ignorance.
Faking & pretending
- affect
- air guitar
- assume
- believe
- changeling
- charlatan
- cry
- false modesty
- falsifiable
- falsify
- feign
- fraud
- mountebank
- out-bluff
- passsomethingoff assomething
- phoney
- play-act
- professed
- purport
- quack
fakeverb(OBJECT)
C2[T]
to make anobjectlookrealorvaluableinordertodeceivepeople:
伪造to fake adocument/signature伪造文件／签名
Forgery
- anti-counterfeiting
- anti-piracy
- bootleg
- counterfeit
- faker
- forge
- forgery
- hijack
- hijacking
- knock off (something)
- piracy
- pirate
- pirated
- plagiarism
- plagiarize
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Faking & pretending
fakeverb(SPORTS)
to make amovementwhosepurposeis todeceiveanopponent:
He faked a handoff, thenjumpedup andloftedtheballtoward histeammate.
He faked aninboundpasswhile hisbrothersneakedbetween twoopposingplayerstoward thebasket.
General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- back pass
- backspin
- ballplayer
- bend
- hat trick
- inbounds pass
- indirect free kick
- kicker
- laysomeoneoff
- layoff
- loft
- penalty
- pitch
- spot kick
- square ball
- timeout
- underhand
- underspin