phoney

英 [ˈfəʊni]

美 [ˈfoʊni]

adj.  假的; 冒充的; 欺骗的
n.  不诚实的人; 冒充的人(或东西); 冒牌货

复数：phoneys　

Collins.1 / BNC.15243 / COCA.35932

牛津词典

adj.

• 假的；冒充的；欺骗的
  not real or true; false, and trying to trick people
  1. She spoke with a phoney Russian accent.
     她用一种伪装的俄国腔调说话。

noun

• 不诚实的人；冒充的人（或东西）；冒牌货
  a person who is not honest or sincere; a thing that is not real or true

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 伪造的；假的
  If you describe something asphoney, you disapprove of it because it is false rather than genuine.
  1. He'd telephoned with some phoney excuse she didn't believe for a minute...
     他找了某个她根本不会相信的借口给她打电话。
  2. He didn't really have that moustache. It was phoney...
     他并没有真的长胡子，那是假的。
  3. He used a phoney accent.
     他的口音是装出来的。
• ADJ-GRADED 虚伪的；做作的
  If you say that someone isphoney, you disapprove of them because they are pretending to be someone that they are not in order to deceive people.
  1. He looks totally phoney to me.
     在我看来，他非常虚伪。
  2. ...phoney 'experts'.
     伪专家
  3. Phoneyis also a noun.
     
  4. 'He's false, a phoney,' Harry muttered.
     “他是冒充的，是个骗子，”哈里咕哝道。

英英释义

noun

• a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
  Synonym:hypocritedissemblerdissimulatorphonypretender

adj

• fraudulent
  Synonym:bogusfakephonybastard

双语例句

• After a while he discovered that the media company was phoney; he found greater satisfaction with a can of polish and a brush.
  不久他发现这家媒体公司是个骗子；而他在鞋油和鞋刷中找到了更大的满足感。
• I don't see why you have to put on a phoney English accent.
  我不明白你为什么说起话来非得装模作样地带上英国口音。
• You'd think me simply phoney if I told you how I felt about my own arms.
  我告诉你，我摸摸自己手臂的那分心情，你准会当我骗人。
• Don't give me any phoney excuse.
  不要找个理由来搪塞我。
• He didn't really have that moustache. It was phoney
  他并没有真的长胡子，那是假的。
• They work by lowering your guard with the phoney fraud alert.
  他们通过降低你对骗子诈骗警告的警惕而成功。
• He didn't fool anyone with that phoney Italian accent.
  他那假的意大利噪音没有骗过任何人。
• All aerobic instructors seem to have the same phoney American accent.
  所有的增氧健身操教练似乎都有同样的假美国口音。
• The kids all put on a phoney American accent.
  这些小孩都操着一副假冒的美国腔。
• Add to that the phoney tip on his recent whereabouts.
  加上那个关于他最近下落的假消息。