fake

adjective

/feɪk/

(disapproving) not what somebody claims it is; appearing to be something it is not假的 synonym counterfeit
- There were a few stalls selling fake designer clothing.有几个货摊出售假冒的名牌服装。
- The caller appeared to have a fake American accent.打电话的人好像是在假装美国口音。
Topics Crime and punishmentb2, Personal qualitiesb2
made to look like something else冒充的；伪造的 synonym imitation
- a fake fur jacket假皮夹克
- Don't go out in the sun—get a fake tan from a bottle.别到外面晒太阳了，擦点儿美黑霜装装样子就行了。
- We sprayed fake snow over the trees to make it look like winter.我们在树上喷人造雪，营造出冬天的情境。
Synonyms artificial
artificialsynthetic ▪ false ▪ man-made ▪ fake ▪ imitationThese words all describe things that are not real, or not naturally produced or grown.
artificial made or produced to copy something natural; not real:
artificial flowers假花
artificial light人造光
synthetic made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals:
synthetic drugs合成药物
shoes with synthetic soles合成鞋底的鞋
false not natural:
false teeth假牙
a false beard 假胡子
man-made made by people; not natural:
man-made fibres such as nylon尼龙之类的人造纤维
fake made to look like something else; not real:
a fake-fur jacket一件人造毛皮的短上衣
imitation [only before noun] made to look like something else; not real:
She would never wear imitation pearls.她绝不会戴假珍珠。
Patterns
- artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/materials/products
- artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather
- artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/pearls

Word Originlate 18th cent. (originally slang): origin uncertain; perhaps ultimately related to German fegen ‘sweep, thrash’.

fake

noun

/feɪk/

an object such as a work of art, a coin or a piece of jewellery that is not what somebody claims it is but has been made to look as if it is假货；赝品
- All the paintings proved to be fakes.所有这些画结果证实都是赝品。
- She had long ago sold the diamonds and replaced them with fakes.她很久以前就卖掉了那些钻石首饰，代之以假货。
Topics Artb1
a person who pretends to be what they are not in order to cheat people冒充者Topics Personal qualitiesb1

Word Originlate 18th cent. (originally slang): origin uncertain; perhaps ultimately related to German fegen ‘sweep, thrash’.

fake

verb

/feɪk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they fake	/feɪk/ /feɪk/
he / she / it fakes	/feɪks/ /feɪks/
past simple faked	/feɪkt/ /feɪkt/
past participle faked	/feɪkt/ /feɪkt/
-ing form faking	/ˈfeɪkɪŋ/ /ˈfeɪkɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[transitive] fake something to make something false appear to be real, especially in order to cheat somebody伪造；冒充
- She faked her mother's signature on the document.她伪造了母亲在文件上的签字。
- He arranged the accident in order to fake his own death.他策划了这次事故以便造成自己死亡的假象。
Topics Crime and punishmentb2
[transitive, intransitive] fake (something) to pretend to have a particular feeling, illness, etc.假装，佯装，装出（某种感情、有病等）
- She's not really sick—she's just faking it.她并不是真的病了，不过是假装的。
- He faked a yawn.他装着打了一个哈欠。
Extra Examples
- But what if he wasn't faking?可要是他不是在装，那怎么办？
- Do you think she's faking?你觉得她是在装假吗？

Word Originlate 18th cent. (originally slang): origin uncertain; perhaps ultimately related to German fegen ‘sweep, thrash’.

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