sham
- IPA[ʃam]
英式
- a thing that is not what it is purported to be;pretence
- bogus; false
- falsely present something as the truth;pretend to be or to be experiencing
noun: sham, plural noun: shams
- 釋義
- 相關詞
名詞
- 1. a thing that is not what it is purported to be our current free health service is a sham
- ▪ pretence George abhorred sham and affectation 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ a person who pretends to be someone or something they are not he was a sham, totally unqualified for his job as a senior doctor 同義詞
- 2. North American short for pillow sham
形容詞
- 1. bogus; false a clergyman who arranged a sham marriage
動詞
- 1. falsely present something as the truth was he ill or was he shamming?
- ▪ pretend to be or to be experiencing she shams indifference the opossum escapes danger by shamming dead 同義詞
- a decorative pillowcase for covering a pillow when it is not in use.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a decorative pillowcase for covering a pillow when it is not in use.
Oxford Dictionary
- Arabic name for Tripoli
Oxford Dictionary
- Arabic name for Tripoli
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[SHam]
美式
- a thing that is not what it is purported to be: the proposed legislation is a farce and a sham
- bogus; false: a clergyman who arranged a sham marriage
- falsely present something as the truth: was he ill or was he shamming?
Oxford American Dictionary