学个词Learn a Word 第1480课 sham
时间：2019-02-05 作者：英语课 分类：英语单词荟萃
英语课
今天我们要学的词是sham 1。Sham, 是“虚假”“骗局”的意思。在今年的缅甸大选中，昂山素季当选进入缅甸议会。国际观察员在缅甸监督选举状况，因为 "Two years ago, Burma staged a general election that was widely derided 2 as a sham," 两年前，缅甸也举行过一次普选，但外界普遍批评那次选举是假的。英国媒体报道， "A British priest was put into jail for conducting 150 sham marriages," 一名英国牧师因为主持150场假婚礼而被判入狱。 "You'd better get a lawyer to go through this contract. This deal sounds like a sham," 你最好找个律师看看这份合同。这买卖听起来像个骗人的圈套。好的，今天我们学习的词是sham...
n./adj.假冒(的)，虚伪(的)
- They cunningly played the game of sham peace.他们狡滑地玩弄假和平的把戏。
- His love was a mere sham.他的爱情是虚假的。