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 |