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sham

noun
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(disapproving)
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  1. [singular] a situation, feeling, system, etc. that is not as good or true as it seems to be假象；假情假义；伪善；伪装
    • She felt trapped in a sham of a marriage.她感到陷入了婚姻的虚假之中。
  2. [countable, usually singular] a person who pretends to be something that they are not假装…的人；冒充者；假冒者
    • The article exposes him for the sham that he really is.这篇文章向他揭露了他的真实谎言。
  3. [uncountable] behaviour, feelings, words, etc. that are intended to make somebody/something seem to be better than they really are虚假的行为（或感情、言语等）；伪善
    • Their promises turned out to be full of sham and hypocrisy.他们的许诺到头来全是空的、骗人的。🔊🔊
    • His intellectual pretensions are all sham.他的学识都是假的。
    4. Word Originlate 17th cent.: perhaps a northern English dialect variant of the noun shame.

sham

adjective
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[only before noun] (usually disapproving)
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  1. not what somebody claims it is but intended to seem real 虚假的；假装的synonym false
    • a sham marriage假结婚
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: perhaps a northern English dialect variant of the noun shame.

sham

verb
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[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sham
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he / she / it shams
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past simple shammed
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past participle shammed
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-ing form shamming
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  1. to pretend something假装；冒充
    • sham (something) Is he really sick or is he just shamming?他真病了，还是装的？🔊🔊
    • sham + adj. Hamlet is really sane but shamming mad.哈姆雷特真的很理智，但发疯了。
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: perhaps a northern English dialect variant of the noun shame.