false
UK [fɒls] US [fɑ:ls] adjective
NOT REAL 非真的
ESSENTIAL
■not real, but made to look or seem real 假的；人工的•false eyelashes/teeth假睫毛／假牙 •Modern office buildings have false floors, under which computer and telephone wires can be laid.现代办公楼都设有假地板，下面铺设电脑和电话线路。
UK [fɒls] US [fɑ:ls] adjective
NOT TRUE 不真实的
ESSENTIAL disapproving
■not true, but made to seem true in order to deceive people 虚假的；伪造的•She was charged with giving false evidence in court.她被控在法庭上作伪证。 •When she was stopped by the police for speeding, she gave them a false name and address.因超速驾驶被员警截停时，她报上假的姓名和地址。 •He assumed a false identity (= pretended he was someone else) in order to escape from the police.为了逃避警方的追捕，他用了假身分。 under false pretences disapproving
■If you do something under false pretences, you lie about who you are, what you are doing, or what you intend to do, in order to get something 靠欺诈手段；以虚假的借口•He was deported for entering the country under false pretences.他因以虚假身分入境而被驱逐出境。 •If you're not going to offer me a job, then you've brought me here under false pretences (= you have deceived me in order to make me come here).如果你不打算给我一份工作，那么你就是把我骗到这里来的。
UK [fɒls] US [fɑ:ls] adjective
NOT CORRECT 不正确的
ESSENTIAL
■not correct 错误的•"Three plus three is seven. True or false?" "False."“三加三等于七。对还是错？”“错。” •The news report about the explosion turned out to be false.有关爆炸的新闻报道后来发现有误。 •You'll get a false impression/idea of the town if you only visit the university.如果你只参观大学，就会对这个镇产生错误的印象。
UK [fɒls] US [fɑ:ls] adjective
NOT SINCERE 不真诚的 disapproving
■not sincere or expressing real emotions 不真诚的；虚情假意的•a false smile/laugh虚情假意的微笑／大笑 •I didn't like her - she seemed a bit false.我不喜欢她——她有点虚伪做作。
UK [fɒls] US [fɑ:ls] adjective
NOT LOYAL 不忠实的 literary disapproving
■A false friend is not loyal or cannot be trusted. 不忠诚的；不可靠的 |