a thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham 假货,赝品 fakes of Old Masters. 18世纪前欧洲名画的仿制品。 ■a person who appears or claims to be something that they are not 冒充者;骗子 ■a pretence or trick 骗人的把戏(或勾当);骗局 his excuse for coming was a fake. 他来此地的借口是骗人的。
adjective
not genuine; counterfeit 伪造的,假冒的 fake designer clothing. 假冒的名牌服装。 expressing fake emotions. 表达虚假的情感。 ■(of a person) claiming to be something that one is not (人)假冒的,冒牌的 a fake doctor. 冒牌医生。
verb
[with obj.]forge or counterfeit (something) 伪造,假冒 the woman faked her spouse's signature. 这女人伪造了丈夫的签名。 ■pretend to feel or suffer from (an emotion or illness) 假装,伪装(感情,疾病) he had begun to fake a bad stomach ache. 他开始假装胃部剧痛。 ■make (an event) appear to happen 捏造,伪造(事件) he faked his own death. 他捏造了自己的死讯。
派生 faker noun fakery noun 语源
late 18th cent. (as an adjective; originally slang): origin uncertain; perhaps ultimately related to German fegen 'sweep, thrash'. Compare with fig
fake2 noun& verb
variant spelling of flake 同 flake
语源
late Middle English (as a verb): of unknown origin