false

adj.

不真实 not true

1. 错误的；不正确的；不真实的
   wrong; not correct or true
   1. A whale is a fish. True or false?
      鲸鱼是鱼，对还是错？
   2. Predictions of an early improvement in the housing market proved false.
      认为房屋市场很快就有好转的预测结果证明是错误的。
   3. She gave false information to the insurance company.
      她向保险公司提供了不真实的资料。
   4. He used a false name to get the job.
      他用假名得到了这份工作。

非天生 not natural

2. 非天生的；人造的；假的
   not natural
   1. false teeth/eyelashes
      假牙 / 睫毛
   2. a false beard
      假胡子

伪造 not genuine

3. 假的；伪造的
   not genuine, but made to look real to cheat people
   1. a false passport
      假护照

不真诚 not sincere

4. 表里不一的；不真诚的
   not real or sincere
   1. false modesty
      假谦虚
   2. She flashed him a false smile of congratulation.
      她向他虚情假意地微微一笑表示祝贺。

错误 wrong/mistaken

5. 错误的
   wrong or mistaken, because it is based on sth that is not true or correct
   1. a false argument/assumption/belief
      错误的论据 / 假设 / 信念
   2. to give a false impression of wealth
      给人以富有的假象
   3. to lull sb into a false sense of security (= make sb feel safe when they are really in danger)
      哄某人产生虚假的安全感
   4. They didn't want to raise any false hopes , but they believed her husband had escaped capture.
      他们并不想让人心存奢望，但是他们相信她的丈夫已逃脱追捕。
   5. Buying a cheap computer is a false economy (= will not actually save you money) .
      买廉价计算机看似省钱，但其实并不划算。

不忠实 not faithful

6. 不忠实的；不忠诚的
   not faithful
   1. a false lover
      不忠诚的情人

1. ADJ 不正确的;虚假的;错误的
   If something is false, it is incorrect, untrue, or mistaken.
   1. It was quite clear the President was being given false information by those around him...
      很明显，总统身边的人在不断向他传递错误信息。
   2. You do not know whether what you're told is true or false...
      你不知道听到的是真还是假。
   3. His sister said he had deliberately given the hospital a false name and address.
      他姐姐说他故意给医院留了假名字和假地址。
2. ADJ 人造的;伪造的;假的
   You use false to describe objects which are artificial but which are intended to look like the real thing or to be used instead of the real thing.
   1. ...the items she'd secreted in the false bottom of her suitcase.
      她藏在手提箱底部暗格中的物品
   2. ...a set of false teeth...
      一副假牙
   3. I was wearing false eyelashes and a sweater two sizes too small.
      我戴着假睫毛，穿着小了两号的毛衣。
3. ADJ-GRADED (人)虚伪的;(举动)装腔作势的
   If you describe a person or their behaviour as false, you are criticizing them for being insincere or for hiding their real feelings.
   1. She bowed her head and smiled in false modesty...
      她低着头，故作谦卑地笑着。
   2. 'Thank you,' she said with false enthusiasm...
      “谢谢你，”她假装热情地说。
   3. Even to himself the geniality rang false and he came to a stop.
      这种亲切的语气他自己听来都显得虚伪，于是他停了下来。

1. He felt he was on the edge of an abyss; one false move and he was done for
   他觉得如临深渊，一步不慎便会永劫不复。
2. For years, blatantly false assertions have gone unchallenged
   多年来，一些明显错误的断言都没有受到质疑。
3. I can't understand why folks complain about false teeth.
   我就不明白，人们为什么老是抱怨假牙的问题。
4. They diddled their insurance company by making a false claim.
   他们进行虚假索赔，骗取了保险公司的赔偿金。
5. A cheap bed can be a false economy
   便宜的床看似省钱，其实可能不然。
6. It seems a false economy to me to cut down on libraries.
   在我看来，减少图书馆的数量并不是真正的节约。
7. It was quite clear the President was being given false information by those around him
   很明显，总统身边的人在不断向他传递错误信息。
8. You do not know whether what you're told is true or false
   你不知道听到的是真还是假。
9. His sister said he had deliberately given the hospital a false name and address.
   他姐姐说他故意给医院留了假名字和假地址。
10. I was wearing false eyelashes and a sweater two sizes too small.
    我戴着假睫毛，穿着小了两号的毛衣。
11. She bowed her head and smiled in false modesty
    她低着头，故作谦卑地笑着。
12. 'Thank you,' she said with false enthusiasm
    “谢谢你，”她假装热情地说。
13. Even to himself the geniality rang false and he came to a stop.
    这种亲切的语气他自己听来都显得虚伪，于是他停了下来。
14. One false move and I knew Sarah would be dead.
    我知道萨拉一失足就会没命了。
15. Any economic reform, he said, faced false starts and mistakes.
    他说，任何经济改革一开始都难免会经历失败，难免会出错。
16. In the early seventies I wore false eyelashes, as was the fashion
    70年代初我戴假睫毛，这在当时是时尚。
17. What point is there in admitting that the stories fed to the gullible public were false?
    承认向轻信媒体的公众提供了不实报道有何意义呢？
18. It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security
    很容易就会被麻痹，进而产生一种虚假的安全感。
19. Look at the false police reports that omitted or misstated crucial facts
    看看这份失实的警方报告吧，它忽略或歪曲了关键的事实。
20. Evans was trying to obtain a false passport and other documents
    埃文斯正试图取得一本假护照和其他证件。
21. He was tricked into marriage by a false accusation of paternity.
    他被诬赖成孩子的父亲而被骗结婚。
22. I could not go on living with a man who had married me under false pretences
    我再也不能和一个靠谎言骗我结婚的男人继续生活下去了。
23. Conrad had been imprisoned for a year for gaining money by false pretences.
    康拉德因为诈骗钱财已经坐了一年的牢。
24. He was convicted of filing false income tax returns
    他因为在纳税申报表上作假而被定罪。
25. Lulled into a false sense of security, we eagerly awaited their return.
    我们被一种虚假的安全感所麻痹，急切地等着他们回来。
26. Are today's hopes more soundly based than the false ones of 1990?
    今天的希望是否比1990年那些虚幻的希望更靠谱呢？
27. Prosecutors may try to determine if Robb gave false testimony when he appeared before the grand jury.
    检方可能要努力查证罗布在大陪审团面前是否作了伪证。
28. Now I use a false name if I'm meeting people for the first time
    现在和初次见面的人交往时我会用假名。
29. She died uncleared of a false charge.
    她含冤去世了。
30. This will give people a false impression.
    这样会给人造成错觉。

  false wrong【导航词义：错误的】

  false adj. 错误的

〔辨析〕指不正确的，强调基于错误的信息或想法。

  wrong adj. 不正确的

〔辨析〕指不正确的，强调并非基于客观事实。

adj.

by/under/on false pretences

• 靠欺诈手段；以虚假的借口
  by pretending to be sth that you are not, in order to gain some advantage for yourself
  1. She was accused of obtaining money under false pretences.
     她被控诈骗钱财。

ring true/hollow/false

• 给人以真实（或空洞、虚假）的印象
  to give the impression of being sincere/true or not sincere/true
  1. It may seem a strange story but it rings true to me.
     这个故事也许显得离奇，但我却觉得很真实。

adj

1. (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection
   1. a false friend
   2. when lovers prove untrue

   Synonym:    untrue

2. arising from error
   1. a false assumption
   2. a mistaken view of the situation

   Synonym:    mistaken

3. adopted in order to deceive
   1. an assumed name
   2. an assumed cheerfulness
   3. a fictitious address
   4. fictive sympathy
   5. a pretended interest
   6. a put-on childish voice
   7. sham modesty

   Synonym:    assumedfictitiousfictivepretendedput onsham

4. inaccurate in pitch
   1. a false (or sour) note
   2. her singing was off key

   Synonym:    off-keysour

5. designed to deceive
   1. a suitcase with a false bottom

6. not genuine or real
   1. it isn't fake anythin
   2. faux pearls
   3. false teeth
   4. decorated with imitation palm leaves
   5. a purse of simulated alligator hide

   Synonym:    fakefauximitationsimulated

7. inappropriate to reality or facts
   1. delusive faith in a wonder drug
   2. delusive expectations
   3. false hopes

   Synonym:    delusive

8. deliberately deceptive
   1. false pretenses

9. not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
   1. gave false testimony under oath
   2. false tales of bravery

10. erroneous and usually accidental
    1. a false start
    2. a false alarm

adv

1. in a disloyal and faithless manner
   1. he behaved treacherously
   2. his wife played him false

   Synonym:    faithlesslytraitorouslytreacherouslytreasonably