单词 | phoney |
释义 | phoney (bre) (also phony, especially in name) /fəʊni; name foʊni/ (informal, often disapproving) not genuine, but made to seem real to deceive people假的;伪造的◆she spoke with a phoney russian accent.她用一种伪装的俄国口音说话。◆ (name) he was arrested on charges of supplying illegal aliens with phony papers.他被指控向非法外侨提供假证件而被捕。ⓘ phony has a much wider range of collocates in american english than phoney has in british english. in both british and american english it is frequently used to talk about people behaving in a way that does not seem natural, for example trying to be more interesting, funny or fashionable than they really are. a phoney accent is likely to be used in order to impress people; a fake accent is more likely to be used simply to deceive sb. in american english you can also talk about phony documents/passports/papers/money; in british english it is more usual to say false or fake. * phoney 在美式英语中的搭配词比在英式英语中多得多。无论在英式还是美式英语中,该词常用于指人的行为不自然,例如试图表现得比实际上更有趣、更滑稽或更时髦。phoney accent 可能用来给人留下深刻印象,而 fake accent 更可能仅是为了骗人。在美式英语里,也可使用 phony documents/passports/papers/money (假文件;假护照;假证件;假钞票),而在英式英语中则更常用 false 或 fake。phoney/ˈfəʊni ||; ˈfonɪ/(us 美 phony) adj not real; false 不实的;假的: ◇she spoke with a phoney russian accent. 她以假的俄罗斯口音说话。 ➔phoney(us 美 phony) noun [c] ☞ phoney¹☞ phoney² |
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