feign

英 [feɪn]

美 [feɪn]

v.  假装，装作，佯装(有某种感觉或生病、疲倦等)

现在分词：feigning　过去式：feigned　过去分词：feigned　第三人称单数：feigns　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15443 / COCA.13497

牛津词典

verb

• 假装，装作，佯装（有某种感觉或生病、疲倦等）
  to pretend that you have a particular feeling or that you are ill/sick, tired, etc.
  1. He survived the massacre by feigning death.
     他装死才在大屠杀中死里逃生。
  2. ‘Who cares?’ said Alex, feigning indifference.
     “有谁在乎？”亚历克斯佯作漠不关心地说。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 装作;假装;冒充
  If someonefeignsa particular feeling, attitude, or physical condition, they try to make other people think that they have it or are experiencing it, although this is not true.
  1. One morning, I didn't want to go to school, and decided to feign illness...
     有天早晨我不想上学，于是决定装病。
  2. 'Giles phoned this morning,' Mirella said with feigned indifference.
     “贾尔斯今早来电话了，”米雷拉装作若无其事地说。

英英释义

verb

• make believe with the intent to deceive
  1. He feigned that he was ill
  2. He shammed a headache
  Synonym:shampretendaffectdissemble
• make a pretence of
  1. She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger
  2. he feigned sleep
  Synonym:simulateassumesham

双语例句

• Distillers and brewers feign disapproval of binge drinking, but keep producing the stuff, even if there are casualties.
  酿酒厂和啤酒制造商佯装不赞成过量饮酒，但却继续生产这些东西，即便会有人因此受害。
• Good English skills like writing repts discussing directly with feign team;
  英语熟练，能写书面报告，能与国外的团队讨论问题；
• Now you're trying to feign innocence.
  现在你又想装无辜。
• To feel, or feign, decorous woe.
  感到或装作适当的悲伤。
• One god is god of both, as poets feign;
  诗人们说，音乐之神也就是诗神；
• A proposition that was unrealistic to start with has been rejected. We should not feign surprise.
  一个从一开始就不现实的提议遭到了拒绝，我们不应假装对此感到意外。
• I don't want to go tonight-I think I shall feign a headache.
  我今晚不想出去，我想我得装头痛。
• The hunter had to feign death when he suddenly found out that a bear was coming toward him.
  猎人突然发现有只狗熊正向他走来他只好装死。
• Gather your friends to watch TV shows in which strangers paint one another's rooms the color of phlegm and then feign mutual delight.
  邀朋友一起看电视节目（节目中有人把别人房间漆成和痰一样的颜色，然后假装出大家同乐的样子）。
• Splash water on my face and feign participation?
  扑扑水，假装参与？