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

• When you get some mobs on you, just run through and feign death.
  当你找一些暴民在你刚刚贯穿和佯死。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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）。
• But when you feign complete indifference, it will fawn upon you, lean close to you and live with you.
  你摆出满不在乎的样子，她却来讨好你、靠近你、依附你。
• 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。
• 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。
• I feign illness intentionally ask for leave.
  我故意装病请假。
• They refuse marriage and even feign poverty!
  婚不肯结，还要装穷！