| 单词 | fake |
| 释义 | fake fake1 /fayk/, v. , faked, faking, n. , adj. v.t. 1. prepare or make (something specious, deceptive, or fraudulent): to fake a report showing nonexistent profits. 2. to conceal the defects of or make appear more attractive, interesting, valuable, etc., usually in order to deceive: The story was faked a bit to make it more sensational. 3. to pretend; simulate: to fake illness. 4. to accomplish by trial and error or by improvising: I don't know the job, but I can fake it. 5. to trick or deceive (an opponent) by making a fake (often fol. by out): The running back faked out the defender with a deft move and scored. 6. Jazz. a. to improvise: to fake an accompaniment. b. to play (music) without reading from a score. v.i. 7. to fake something; pretend. 8. to give a fake to an opponent. 9. fake out, Slang. a. to trick; deceive: She faked me out by acting friendly and then stole my job. b. to surprise, as by a sudden reversal: They thought we weren't coming back, but we faked them out by showing up during dinner. n. 10. anything made to appear otherwise than it actually is; counterfeit: This diamond necklace is a fake. 11. a person who fakes; faker: The doctor with the reputed cure for cancer proved to be a fake. 12. a spurious report or story. 13. Sports. a simulated play or move intended to deceive an opponent. adj. 14. designed to deceive or cheat; not real; counterfeit. [1805-15; orig. vagrants' slang: to do for, rob, kill (someone), shape (something); perh. var. of obs. feak, feague to beat, akin to D veeg a slap, vegen to sweep, wipe] Syn. 3. feign, affect, dissemble, sham, fabricate. 11. fraud, impostor, quack, charlatan, deceiver. fake2 /fayk/, v. , faked, faking, n. Naut. v.t. 1. to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often fol. by down). n. 2. any complete turn of a rope that has been faked down. 3. any of the various ways in which a rope may be faked down. Also, flake. [1350-1400; ME faken to coil (a rope), of obscure orig.] |
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