英语词汇“feint”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

feint

(fānt)

a. A military attack or maneuver that is meant to divert attention away from a planned point of attack.

b. A body movement that is intended to divert another's attention, often by being deliberately left uncompleted: "The mongoose begins with a feint, which provokes the snake to strike" (Norbert Wiener).

2. A deceptive action calculated to divert attention from one's real purpose. See Synonyms at wile.

v. feint·ed, feint·ing, feints

v.intr.

To make a feint: "He feinted with his left hand, trying to distract the turtle and then grab its tail" (Howard Frank Mosher).

v.tr.

1. To deceive with a feint: He feinted his opponent with a left hook.

2. To do or perform as a feint: feinted a punch.

[French feinte, from Old French, from past participle of feindre, to feign; see FEIGN.]

单词	feint
释义	feint (fānt) n. 1. a. A military attack or maneuver that is meant to divert attention away from a planned point of attack. b. A body movement that is intended to divert another's attention, often by being deliberately left uncompleted: "The mongoose begins with a feint, which provokes the snake to strike" (Norbert Wiener). 2. A deceptive action calculated to divert attention from one's real purpose. See Synonyms at wile. v. feint·ed, feint·ing, feints v.intr. To make a feint: "He feinted with his left hand, trying to distract the turtle and then grab its tail" (Howard Frank Mosher). v.tr. 1. To deceive with a feint: He feinted his opponent with a left hook. 2. To do or perform as a feint: feinted a punch. [French feinte, from Old French, from past participle of feindre, to feign; see FEIGN.]
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