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

• 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。
• There is a chance that the phoney war of the past three months will turn into real fighting.
  过去3个月的虚张声势有可能演变成真正的战争。
• I'm a liar and a phoney. a saxophone player.
  我是骗子，是个萨克斯风手。
• The only problem? The free, 14-page "special edition" newspaper is phoney.
  只可惜，这份免费的、14版的《纽约时报》“特刊”是假的。
• They work by lowering your guard with the phoney fraud alert.
  他们通过降低你对骗子诈骗警告的警惕而成功。
• He didn't really have that moustache. It was phoney
  他并没有真的长胡子，那是假的。
• If you are a failure in your devotional life, you are a phoney in every other part.
  如果你在灵修生活方面失败，那你在任何方面都不老实。
• You're just worried this phoney's making the moves on your dream girl.
  你只是担心这个冒牌货会钓你的梦中情人。
• All aerobic instructors seem to have the same phoney American accent.
  所有的增氧健身操教练似乎都有同样的假美国口音。
• 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。