| 单词 | fake |
| 释义 | fake (once / 1125 pages) nadjv You should have known that copy of the "Declaration of Independence" was a fake when you saw it was signed by "Jon Hancrock" instead of "John Hancock." Something that's fake isn't authentic. A person who falsely claims to be, feel, or do something can be said to be fake. When your friend acts sweet but spreads rumors about you behind your back, you can call her a fake. As a verb, fake means to take an action with the intent to deceive. If you've ever tried to fake a grade on your report card, you know that it's especially hard to change an F to an A. WORD FAMILYfake: faked, faker, fakery, fakes, faking+/faker: fakers/fakery: fakeries USAGE EXAMPLESAnd yes, Mark, this annual dinner column is fake news, but please don’t filter it! New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) If he couldn’t fill the job description, he said, there was no use trying to fake it. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) After this year of fake news in US politics and elsewhere, I am hopeful that consumers of news will become much more discerning. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1n something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be Syn|Hypo|Hyper postiche, sham fake book a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly Potemkin villagesomething that seems impressive but in fact lacks substance imitation something copied or derived from an original 2n a person who makes deceitful pretenses Syn|Hypo|Hyper faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer name dropper someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends ringera contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster someone who leads you to believe something that is not true 3n (football) a deceptive move made by a football player Syn|Hyper juke feint any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack) 4adj not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article it isn't fake anything Syn false, faux, imitation, simulated artificial, unreal contrived by art rather than nature 5adj fraudulent; having a misleading appearance Syn bastard, bogus, phoney, phony counterfeit, imitative not genuine; imitating something superior 6v make a copy of with the intent to deceive he faked the signature Syn|Hyper counterfeit, forge re-create create anew 7v tamper, with the purpose of deception Syn|Hypo|Hyper cook, falsify, fudge, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle juggle manipulate by or as if by moving around components cheat, chisel engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud 8v speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it Syn|Hyper bull, bullshit, talk through one's hat affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham make believe with the intent to deceive |
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