音标:[feɪnz] ;
v. 假装, 伪装( feign的第三人称单数 ); 捏造(借口、理由等)
v make believe with the intent to deceive
v make a pretence of

feign的用法和样例:

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. People may feign incapability to fraudulently claim the benefits, thus depriving the really needy.人可能假装无能欺诈索赔的好处,从而剥夺了真正有需要的。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. People may feign incapability to fraudulently claim the benefits, thus depriving the really needy.人可能假装无能欺诈索赔的好处,从而剥夺了真正有需要的。
  2. To feign frankness is a ruse of war.装作坦白,是为了作战的目的。

经典引文

  • Tom could not feign interest in what seemed so far away in time.

    出自:P. Pearce
  • Charlotte..feigned a weakness she did not entirely feel.

    出自:A. Schlee
【近义词】

唐顿庄园第二季第六集_6 [INT. DOWNTON GARAGE - DAY] [A womans heels click on the garage floor and Branson stops as he hears Sybils voice from his position under the motorcar engine.] LADY SYBIL I wish I knew how an engine worked. BRANSON I c

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