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phoney

adjective
🔊/ˈfəʊni/
🔊/ˈfəʊni/
(also phony)
(comparative phonier, superlative phoniest)
(informal, disapproving)
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  1. not real or true; false, and trying to trick people假的；冒充的；欺骗的 synonym fake
    • She spoke with a phoney Russian accent.她用一种伪装的俄国腔调说话。🔊🔊
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPhoney/​phony is used with these nouns:
    • document
    • war
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    Word Originlate 19th cent.: of unknown origin.

phoney

noun
🔊/ˈfəʊni/
🔊/ˈfəʊni/
(also phony)
(plural phoneys, phonies)
(informal)
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  1. a person who is not honest or sincere; a thing that is not real or true不诚实的人；冒充的人（或东西）；冒牌货
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: of unknown origin.