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

• '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。
• Now you're trying to feign innocence.
  现在你又想装无辜。
• He can feign death, disguise as enemy team, and prepare some traps in critical areas.
  他能伪装死亡，化装为敌方队伍成员，以及在关键地点设置陷阱。
• 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。
• 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。
• More or less we tried to feign calmness, and resumed walking back without looking around for a taxi.
  多少也有故作镇定的表情，没有搜寻计程车，比原来的步伐，早了一点就回到饭店。
• This is perfect because if it was to someone else you can feign interest as they tell you all about her with out losing face, but if it was to you, they must come clean.
  这一招非常不错，因为如果是寄给别人，你可以边听边表现出感兴趣，同时不用担心因为不是你而丢面子；如果是你，就是你，他们肯定就得和盘托出了。
• He needs to feign concern, even if he's not.
  即使不关心也要假装很关心。
• 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；
• His eyes, blue as the summer sky, gave away his fierce devotion to his friends, even when he tried to feign nonchalance.
  他的眼眸蓝如夏日晴空，泄露了他对朋友们的深情厚意，尽管有时他试图装出一副冷淡的样子。