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单词 feign
释义
feignfeign /feɪn/ verb [transitive] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINfeign
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French feindre, from Latin fingere ‘to shape, pretend’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
feign
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyfeign
he, she, itfeigns
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyfeigned
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave feigned
he, she, ithas feigned
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad feigned
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill feign
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have feigned
Continuous Form
PresentIam feigning
he, she, itis feigning
you, we, theyare feigning
PastI, he, she, itwas feigning
you, we, theywere feigning
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been feigning
he, she, ithas been feigning
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been feigning
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be feigning
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been feigning
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Bernstein returned to his desk, feigning unconcern.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • At decision-making time these consequences are simply left unmentioned, allowing organizational leaders to feign surprise when qualitative costs finally assert themselves.
  • I know I should be kind and concerned and that I should at least feign pathos.
  • I saw that her reluctance to be taken had been feigned, or part-feigned.
  • The silence I feigned does not mean you are not in my thoughts.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=pretend to be interested)· Ted scanned the report, feigning interest.
to pretend to have a particular feeling or to be ill, asleep etc:  Feigning a headache, I went upstairs to my room.
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