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

• 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。
• The poor feign weakness to the strong, and act strong before the weak.
  对穷人你强他就弱，你弱他就强。
• I feign illness intentionally ask for leave.
  我故意装病请假。
• Often you do need to feign confidence at first, says Mr Etherington.
  埃瑟林顿表示：通常你一开始确实需要假装自信。
• Some animals feign death when in danger.
  有些动物遇到危险时便装死。
• The hunter ability," feign death "should now properly reduce threat even when their pet is on the mob's threat list.
  即使猎人的宠物在怪物的仇恨列表中，“假死”现在也可以正常减少仇恨。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。