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wrong; not correct or true 错误的；不正确的；不真实的 A whale is a fish. True or false? 鲸鱼是鱼，对还是错？ Predictions of an early improvement in the housing market proved false. 认为房屋市场很快就好转的预测结果证明是错误的。 She gave false information to the insurance company. 她向保险公司提供了不真实的资料。 He used a false name to get the job. 他用假名得到了这份工作。 His career was ruined by false accusations. 他的事业被虚假的指控毁了。 The allegations are completely false. 这些指控完全是假的。 This claim is simply false. 这一说法是完全错误的。 The law can punish knowingly false statements. 这项法律可对故意作出的虚假陈述施加惩罚。
Extra ExamplesLagos is the capital of Nigeria. True or false? 拉各斯是尼日利亚的首都，对还是错？ The gossip about her later proved to be entirely false. 后来证明有关她的传言都是假的。 Their claim was patently false. 他们说的显然是不实之词。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- prove
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- absolutely
- completely
- entirely
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- true or false
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not natural 非天生的；人造的；假的 false teeth/eyelashes 假牙；假睫毛 a false beard 假胡子
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not real or what somebody claims it is, but made to look real to cheat people 假的；伪造的 He had been travelling with a false passport. 他一直用假护照旅行。 The case had a false bottom where documents or even a small radio could be hidden. 那箱子有个假底，里面能够藏文件，甚至藏个小收音机。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- prove
- …
- absolutely
- completely
- entirely
- …
- true or false
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wrong or not accurate, because it is based on something that is not true or correct 错误的 a false argument/assumption/belief 错误的论据／假设／信念 to give a false impression of wealth 给人以富有的错觉 to lull somebody into a false sense of security (= make somebody feel safe when they are really in danger) 哄某人产生虚假的安全感 They didn't want to raise any false hopes, but they believed her husband had escaped capture. 他们并不想让人心存奢望，但是他们相信她的丈夫已逃脱追捕。 Buying a cheap computer is a false economy (= will not actually save you money). 买廉价计算机看似省钱，但其实并不划算。 If you don't do the test right, it can lead to false positives. 如果测试做得不对，会导致误报。
Extra ExamplesWe had been lulled into a false sense of security. 我们受到麻痹，产生了虚假的安全感。 The couple had given the false impression of a blissfully happy marriage. 这对夫妇给人一种幸福婚姻的假象。 His argument is based on the false assumption that all women want children. 他的论点是基于所有女人都想要孩子的错误假设。 I don't want to raise any false hopes, but I think he's still alive. 我并不想让人心存奢望，但是我相信他还活着。 Those who were thought to hold false beliefs were persecuted. 那些被认为持有错误信仰的人受到了迫害。
(of people’s behaviour 人的行为 not real or sincere 表里不一的；不真诚的 Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2Helen's voice sounded slightly false. 海伦的声音听上去稍有些造作。 She managed a horribly false smile. 她挤出一脸的假笑。 She gave a tinkly little laugh, which sounded horribly false even to her own ears. 她发出银铃般的轻笑，连她自己听着都觉得假极了。 Come on—this is no time for false modesty. 快点！这不是假谦虚的时候。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- ring
- sound
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- very
- slightly
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(of people 人 not faithful 不忠实的；不忠诚的 a false lover 不忠诚的情人
not true不真实
not natural非天生
not real
wrong/not accurate
not sincere不真诚
not faithful不忠实
Word OriginOld English fals ‘fraud, deceit’, from Latin falsum ‘fraud’, neuter past participle of fallere ‘deceive’; reinforced or re-formed in Middle English from Old French fals, faus ‘false’.
Idioms
by/under/on false pretences
by pretending to be something that you are not, in order to gain some advantage for yourself 靠欺诈手段；以虚假的借口
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
ring true/hollow/false