shamBrE/ʃæm/NAmE/ʃæm/noun(disapproving) [sing.]asituation, feeling, system, etc. thatisnotasgoodortrueasitseemstobe假象；假情假义；伪善；伪装◆Thelatestcrimefiguresareacompletesham. 最新的犯罪统计数字完全是捏造的。[C, usually sing.]apersonwhopretendstobesththattheyarenot假装…的人；冒充者；假冒者[U]behaviour, feelings, words, etc. thatareintendedtomakesb/sthseemtobebetterthantheyreallyare虚假的行为（或感情、言语等）；伪善◆Theirpromisesturnedouttobefullofshamandhypocrisy. 他们的许诺到头来全是空的、骗人的。
shamBrE/ʃæm/NAmE/ʃæm/adjective[only before noun](usuallydisapproving) notgenuinebutintendedtoseemreal虚假的；假装的SYNfalse◆ashammarriage假结婚
shamBrE/ʃæm/NAmE/ʃæm/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyshamBrE/ʃæm/NAmE/ʃæm/present simple - he / she / itshamsBrE/ʃæmz/NAmE/ʃæmz/past simpleshammedBrE/ʃæmd/NAmE/ʃæmd/past participleshammedBrE/ʃæmd/NAmE/ʃæmd/ -ing formshammingBrE/ˈʃæmɪŋ/NAmE/ˈʃæmɪŋ/[I, T]~ (sth) | + adj.topretendsth假装；冒充◆Ishereallysickorishejustshamming? 他真病了，还是装的？