| 词汇 | phoney |
| 释义 | phoneyWord family adjectivephoneynounphoneyness pho·ney (also phony American English) /ˈfəʊni $ ˈfoʊ-/ adjectiveadj informal 1 FALSEfalse or not real, and intended to deceive someone 假的；冒充的；欺骗的 SYN fake a phoney American accent ► see thesaurus at false 装出来的美国口音 2. PRETENDsomeone who is phoney is insincere and pretends to be something they are not 〔人〕骗人的，不诚实的 —phoney noun [countableC] He’s a complete phoney! 他是个十足的骗子！ —phoniness noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus phoney• In Tehelka's suburban office in Delhi, they devised a false logo for West End and printed off phoney business cards.• Is that part of the disgraceful, phoney citizens charter?• And it was all the better for being hosted by real-deal Alice Cooper rather than fat phoney Phill Jupitus.• It is election year, and a phoney war is being waged between the two main parties. |
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