sham
名詞
定義 sham 名詞
- Countable(可數名詞)Usually singular(通常單數)
something that is not genuine and is used to deceive people, or a person who is pretending to be someone they are not.
虛假的偽裝；騙局；冒充者；冒牌貨
He wasn't a doctor at all; he was a complete sham.
他根本不是醫生，完全是個冒牌貨。
The election was presented as fair, but it was actually a sham.
選舉被呈現為公平的，但實際上是一場騙局。
The company's claim to be environmentally conscious is just a sham.
公司聲稱環保意識只是個幌子。
動詞
定義 sham 動詞
- Transitive(及物動詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)
to pretend or feign something
假裝
She wasn't truly angry; she was only shamming.
她並不是真的生氣，她只是在假裝。
He sham surprised about the matter, but he already knew about it.
他假裝對這件事感到驚訝，但他其實早就知道了。
They were shamming interest in the job, but in reality, they just wanted to gather information.
他們假裝對這份工作感興趣，但實際上，他們只是想收集資訊。
形容詞
定義 sham 形容詞
not genuine; fake or false
虛假的；偽造的
They made a significant amount of money through some sham real estate deals.
他們通過一些虛假的地產交易賺了很多錢。
The contract appears sham; I won’t sign it.
這份合同看起來是假的；我不會簽署。
He was trapped in a sham marriage, which made him very unhappy.
他陷入了一場假婚姻，這讓他非常不快樂。