Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #9663

fake

/feɪk/

noun

赝品；假货

A thing that is not genuine; a counterfeit or imitation.

1.
Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
不真实或以欺诈方式呈现的东西
2.
One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
缆绳或绳索盘绕时的一个圈或一圈
3.
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
伪造的东西；不是真实的
4.
A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.
用于欺骗对手以获得优势的动作,例如在运球过人时
5.
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
伪装欺骗的人
6.
(football) a deceptive move made by a football player
(足球)球员的假动作

骗子；冒充者；假动作；虚晃；绳圈；（缆绳的）一圈；不真实或以欺诈方式呈现的东西；缆绳或绳索盘绕时的一个圈或一圈

In use

The painting was discovered to be a fake after experts examined it.

专家检查后发现这幅画是赝品。

He turned out to be a fake who had lied about his credentials.

他原来是个骗子，谎报了自己的资历。

The player sold a fake to the defender and then passed the ball.

该球员向防守队员做了一个假动作，然后传球。

be a fake: 是赝品；是假的; We thought the vase was valuable, but it turned out to be a fake.我们以为那个花瓶很值钱，结果发现是个赝品。
spot a fake: 识别赝品；辨别假货; With her experience, she can spot a fake at a glance.凭她的经验，她一眼就能识别出赝品。
a complete fake: 彻头彻尾的冒牌货（或骗子）; The man insisted he could predict the future, but he was a complete fake.那人坚称自己能预知未来，但他完全是个冒牌货。
expose someone as a fake: 揭露某人是冒牌货; The investigation exposed the charity founder as a fake.调查揭露那位慈善机构创始人是冒牌货。
sell the fake: （体育中）用假动作骗过对手; He sold the fake and drove to the basket.他做了个假动作骗过对手，然后带球上篮。

fake音似“费客”：费心造假来骗客，所以是假货。

语域：neutral 常见场景：购物、商品鉴定、收藏作名词时，fake 最常表示“赝品、假货”，多用于购物、商品鉴定或谈论物品真伪的场合；在口语和一般书面语中都比较常见，属于中性常用词。

这些词都以 /eɪk/ 结尾，与 fake 押韵，如 make a fake cake。注意形近但音不同的词：fact /fækt/ 和 fate /feɪt/ 结尾不同。

Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。

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