- (disapproving)
not what somebody claims it is; appearing to be something it is not 假的 There were a few stalls selling fake designer clothing. 有几个货摊出售假冒的名牌服装。 The caller appeared to have a fake American accent. 打电话的人好像是在假装美国口音。
made to look like something else 冒充的；伪造的 a fake fur jacket 人造毛皮夹克 Don't go out in the sun—get a fake tan from a bottle. 别到外面晒太阳了，擦点儿美黑霜装装样子就行了。 We sprayed fake snow over the trees to make it look like winter. 我们在树上喷人造雪，营造出冬天的情境。
Synonyms artificialartificial- synthetic
- false
- man-made
- fake
- imitation
- artificial made or produced to copy something natural; not real:
artificial flowers 假花 artificial light 人造光
- synthetic made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals:
synthetic drugs 合成药物 shoes with synthetic soles 合成鞋底的鞋
- false not natural:
false teeth 假牙 a false beard 假胡子
- man-made made by people; not natural:
man-made fibres such as nylon 尼龙之类的人造纤维
- fake made to look like something else; not real:
a fake-fur jacket 一件人造毛皮的短上衣
- imitation [only before noun] made to look like something else; not real:
She would never wear imitation pearls. 她绝不会戴假珍珠。
- artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/materials/products
- artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather
- artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/pearls
Word Originlate 18th cent. (originally slang): origin uncertain; perhaps ultimately related to German fegen ‘sweep, thrash’.