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

• 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。
• 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）。
• In their coupling he would feign great passion until be began to believe it himself.
  两情欢好的时候他总是装出极大的热情，到后来连他自己也信以为真了。
• Splash water on my face and feign participation?
  扑扑水，假装参与？
• 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。
• 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。
• I feign illness intentionally ask for leave.
  我故意装病请假。
• Romeo: all say me dead, don't bother!( there) to feign death.
  罗密欧：都说我死了咯，烦不烦啊！（继续装死）
• Damage reduction while feign death removed.
  假死是受到伤害减少效果移除。