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feign + noun
常用结构，后接表示情绪或状态的名词。
She feigned indifference to his remarks.
她假装对他的评论漠不关心。
假装，装作
feigns — third person singular of feign
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
假装，装作
make believe with the intent to deceive
She feigned indifference to his remarks.
她假装对他的评论漠不关心。
假装,伪装；伪造,模拟。
To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
想象；编造；假装做某事。
To imagine; to invent; to pretend to do something.
做出好像在做一个动作的样子,但实际上做另一个动作,例如为了迷惑对手；佯攻。
To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent; to feint.
feign
Base
原形
feigns
3rd person
第三人称单数
feigning
-ing
现在分词
feigned
Past
过去式
feigned
Past participle
过去分词
She feigns interest.
她假装感兴趣。
He feigned illness.
他假装生病。
They are feigning ignorance.
他们装作不知情。
I have feigned sleep.
我假装睡着了。
规则动词，过去式加-ed
He feigns illness to avoid going to school.
他装病不去上学。
She feigned surprise when she saw the birthday cake.
她看到生日蛋糕时装出惊讶的样子。
They were feigning interest in the lecture while actually texting.
他们假装对讲座感兴趣，实际上在发短信。
常用结构，后接表示情绪或状态的名词。
She feigned indifference to his remarks.
她假装对他的评论漠不关心。
较正式，有时可用feign + being结构替代。
He feigned to be asleep when his mother entered.
他母亲进来时他假装睡着了。
后接that引导的从句，表达假装的内容。
He feigned that he was ill to avoid going to work.
他假装生病来逃避上班。
Not this
He feigned like he was surprised.
Use this
He feigned surprise.
feign 是及物动词，后应直接跟名词或不定式，不能接 like 引导的从句。
Not this
It's just a feign smile.
Use this
It's just a feigned smile.
feign 是动词，其过去分词 feigned 可作形容词表示“假装的”。此处需用形容词形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
假装不知道
He feigned ignorance when asked about the missing file.
被问及文件丢失时，他假装不知道。
装病
She feigned illness to avoid the meeting.
她装病以逃避会议。
假装惊讶
He feigned surprise at the news, though he already knew it.
他假装对这个消息感到惊讶，尽管他早已知晓。
佯装不在乎
She feigned indifference, but her eyes betrayed her true feelings.
她佯装不在乎，但眼神泄露了她的真实感受。
装死
Some insects feign death when threatened.
有些昆虫遇到威胁时会装死。
假装不知道；装傻
When asked about the missing money, she feigned ignorance.
当被问及丢失的钱时，她假装不知道。
装病
He feigned illness to get out of the meeting.
他装病以逃避会议。
装死
Some insects feign death when threatened.
有些昆虫在受到威胁时会装死。
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feign 听起来像“费演”——费心表演，就是假装。
语域：formal 常见场景：书面叙述、正式场合 feign 多用于正式或书面语境，表示“假装、佯装”，口语中更常说 pretend。使用时通常带宾语，如 feign indifference。
常接名词、不定式或 that 从句。
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