sham meaning in English
n.
1.假冒;虚伪;欺诈。
2.虚伪的事;伪(装)物;赝品。
3.骗子;欺骗者。
4.(起床后做装饰用的)枕头套;床单。
短语和例子
adj.
假的;虚伪的;仿制的。 a sham fight 演习战;模拟战。 a sham gentleman 伪君子。 a sham plea 【法律】(以拖延时间为目的的)虚伪的抗辩。
vt.,vi.
假装,冒充。 sham illness [ill] 装病。 sham sleep [asleep] 装睡。 She is not ill, she is only shamming. 她没有病,是在装病。 sham Abraham 装病。
Examples
- Their marriage had become a complete sham .
他们的婚姻关系已图有其表。 - She regarded the whole war as a sham .
她认为整个战争都是假的。 - She is not ill , she is only shamming .
她没有病,是在装病。 - He remained a sham boy at thirty-two .
他在三十二岁时还一直装扮作少年的样子。 - Its patrician dignity was a picturesque sham .
它的贵族的尊严只是一套华丽的伪装。