sham

noun

1. 假象；假情假义；伪善；伪装
   a situation, feeling, system, etc. that is not as good or true as it seems to be
   1. The latest crime figures are a complete sham.
      最新的犯罪统计数字完全是捏造的。
2. 假装…的人；冒充者；假冒者
   a person who pretends to be sth that they are not
3. 虚假的行为（或感情、言语等）；伪善
   behaviour, feelings, words, etc. that are intended to make sb/sth seem to be better than they really are
   1. Their promises turned out to be full of sham and hypocrisy.
      他们的许诺到头来全是空的、骗人的。

adj.

1. 虚假的；假装的
   not genuine but intended to seem real
   1. a sham marriage
      假结婚

verb

1. 假装；冒充
   to pretend sth
   1. Is he really sick or is he just shamming?
      他真病了，还是装的？

1. N-COUNT 假象;虚伪;虚假
   Something that is a sham is not real or is not really what it seems to be.
   1. The government's promises were exposed as a hollow sham...
      实情被揭穿了:政府的承诺原来是空洞的谎言。
   2. Many of the world's leaders have already denounced this election as a sham.
      许多国家的领导人已经指责这次大选弄虚作假。
   3. ...sham marriages.
      假结婚

1. The government's promises were exposed as a hollow sham
   实情被揭穿了：政府的承诺原来是空洞的谎言。
2. Many of the world's leaders have already denounced this election as a sham.
   许多国家的领导人已经指责这次大选弄虚作假。
3. His love was a mere sham; what he really wanted was her money.
   他的爱情完全是虚假的，他真正要的是她的钱。
4. He was always intolerant of sham, and she liked him for it.
   他一向疾恶虚伪，而她喜欢他的地方也就在这一点。
5. She had no shame of her sham and shameful words.
   她对自己虚伪的，可耻的话根本不感到羞耻。
6. Get the hell out of there. I saw through that sham, and you did, too.
   别装了，我一眼就看透了，你也是。
7. Group A included normal control, sham operated control and DBI group.
   组包括正常对照组、假手术组及DBI组。
8. To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we sham, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends.
   对那些在文化和精神方面跟我们同出一源的老盟友，我们保证给予忠实的朋友的忠诚。
9. Gerbils were divided into three groups-preischemia, mo-del and sham operation.
   动物随机分为预缺血组、模型组和假手术组。
10. These adjectives mean free from guile, cunning, or sham.
    这些形容词都含有不狡诈、不狡猾或不虚伪的意思。
11. Researchers used either acupuncture or sham acupuncture to reduce pain symptoms.
    研究者们用针刺或者假针刺来降低疼痛症状。
12. Our relationship was not "a sham" as is being reported in the press.
    我们的关系不是报纸报道所说的“一件赝品”。
13. To crush the sham of life with gun.
    用枪支粉碎生涯中的虚假。
14. To crush the sham of life with empressement;
    用真诚粉碎生活中的虚伪；
15. They made a fortune through some sham property deal.
    他们通过一些子虚乌有的房地产交易赚了一大笔钱。
16. In order to attract readers, some journalists reported sham news.
    有些记者为了吸引读者报道了虚假的消息。
17. What he says is all sham.
    他说的都是假的。
18. H-MRS was performed once before and once following a four-week course of acupuncture or "sham" acupuncture.
    在一个为期四周的针刺或者假针刺之前和之后各做一次H-MRS。
19. Finding that sham acupuncture is as effective as real acupuncture demonstrates that the Qi theory is full of holes.
    「假针灸」与「真针灸」的效用相当，说明气的理论充满了漏洞。
20. His love was a sham; he only wanted her money.
    他爱她是假的，他只想要她的钱。
21. Their independence is a sham.
    他们的独立是虚假的。
22. Though how this man knows it was a sham, is a wonder of wonders to me.
    不过这个人究竟是怎么戳穿了骗局的，我觉得简直是奇迹中的奇迹。
23. They claimed that the election had been fair, but really it was a sham.
    他们声称选举是公平的，但事实上这是个骗局。
24. She's trapped in a sham marriage.
    她堕入了骗婚的圈套中。
25. He's been involved in making sham loans.
    他与发放虚假贷款一事有牵连。
26. Compared with rats that received sham irradiation, irradiated rats that did not receive pioglitazone displayed cognitive impairment.
    和虚假放射的小鼠相比，未服药的放射鼠出现认知缺损。
27. Their marriage was a sham, they never loved each other.
    他们的婚姻是个骗局，他们从没有彼此爱过。
28. Their independence was a sham.
    他们的独立是一个骗局。
29. Yet his outreach to Republicans is no sham; his civility, I think, is not a front.
    然而，他向共和党示好并不是佯装；我想他的礼貌行为也不是装摸作样。
30. Sham is sham and the mask must be stripped off.
    再伪装下去就无意义了。假的就是假的，伪装应当剥去。

noun

1. something that is a counterfeit

   Synonym:    fakepostiche

2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses

   Synonym:    imposterimpostorpretenderfakefakerfraudshammerpseudopseudrole player

verb

1. make believe with the intent to deceive
   1. He feigned that he was ill
   2. He shammed a headache

   Synonym:    feignpretendaffectdissemble

2. make a pretence of
   1. She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger
   2. he feigned sleep

   Synonym:    simulateassumefeign

adj

1. 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:    assumedfalsefictitiousfictivepretendedput on