phoney

英 [ˈfəʊni]

美 [ˈfoʊni]

adj.  假的; 冒充的; 欺骗的
n.  不诚实的人; 冒充的人(或东西); 冒牌货

复数：phoneys　

Collins.1 / BNC.15243 / COCA.35932

牛津词典

adj.

• 假的；冒充的；欺骗的
  not real or true; false, and trying to trick people
  1. She spoke with a phoney Russian accent.
     她用一种伪装的俄国腔调说话。

noun

• 不诚实的人；冒充的人（或东西）；冒牌货
  a person who is not honest or sincere; a thing that is not real or true

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 伪造的；假的
  If you describe something asphoney, you disapprove of it because it is false rather than genuine.
  1. He'd telephoned with some phoney excuse she didn't believe for a minute...
     他找了某个她根本不会相信的借口给她打电话。
  2. He didn't really have that moustache. It was phoney...
     他并没有真的长胡子，那是假的。
  3. He used a phoney accent.
     他的口音是装出来的。
• ADJ-GRADED 虚伪的；做作的
  If you say that someone isphoney, you disapprove of them because they are pretending to be someone that they are not in order to deceive people.
  1. He looks totally phoney to me.
     在我看来，他非常虚伪。
  2. ...phoney 'experts'.
     伪专家
  3. Phoneyis also a noun.
     
  4. 'He's false, a phoney,' Harry muttered.
     “他是冒充的，是个骗子，”哈里咕哝道。

英英释义

noun

• a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
  Synonym:hypocritedissemblerdissimulatorphonypretender

adj

• fraudulent
  Synonym:bogusfakephonybastard

双语例句

• He looks totally phoney to me.
  在我看来，他非常虚伪。
• After a while he discovered that the media company was phoney; he found greater satisfaction with a can of polish and a brush.
  不久他发现这家媒体公司是个骗子；而他在鞋油和鞋刷中找到了更大的满足感。
• You'd think me simply phoney if I told you how I felt about my own arms.
  我告诉你，我摸摸自己手臂的那分心情，你准会当我骗人。
• The story sounds phoney to me.
  我觉得这件事听起来有假。
• He'd telephoned with some phoney excuse she didn't believe for a minute
  他找了某个她根本不会相信的借口给她打电话。
• The John Terry affair was quite different, and was shaped by a public storm of phoney moral outrage.
  约翰特里的事件截然不同，公众虚伪的道德义愤左右了整个事件的发展。
• A phoney fraud alert is similar to a phishing scam.
  骗子诈骗警告类似于网络钓鱼诈骗。
• The company had a phoney Latin name which inspired no confidence.
  这家公司有一个假的拉丁文名字，但这并没有激起人们的信任。
• I suddenly realized what a phoney he is.
  我突然认识到他是个多么爱装腔作势的家伙。
• Three nuclear power stations were shut down for using cables with phoney safety certificates.
  三家核电站因为所使用的电缆涉及伪造安全许可证而被关闭。