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be hypocritical
He is hypocritical.
他很伪善。
虚伪的；伪善的
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虚伪的；伪善的
Characterized by hypocrisy; professing feelings or virtues one does not actually have.
He is hypocritical.
他很伪善。
伪善的；具有虚伪特征的
Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.
假装拥有自己不实际拥有的感情或美德
professing feelings or virtues one does not have
He criticized others for being late, but he was often late himself – that's hypocritical.
他批评别人迟到，但自己却经常迟到——那是伪善的。
AI contextual example
It's hypocritical to preach about honesty while lying to your friends.
一边对朋友撒谎一边宣扬诚实是伪善的。
AI contextual example
Many people find it hypocritical when politicians promise one thing but do another.
当政客承诺一套做一套时，许多人觉得那是伪善的。
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hypocritical praise
虚伪的称赞
WordNet
He is hypocritical.
他很伪善。
It is hypocritical to praise someone and then gossip about them.
当面称赞别人背后又说闲话是伪善的。
It was hypocritical of her to lecture us on honesty.
她教训我们要诚实，真是伪善。
They are hypocritical about their environmental commitments.
他们在环保承诺方面很伪善。
Not this
He is such a hypocritical.
Use this
He is such a hypocrite.
“hypocritical” 是形容词，不能用作名词；应在描述人时使用名词形式 “hypocrite”。
Not this
His hypocrisy behavior is obvious.
Use this
His hypocritical behavior is obvious.
“hypocrisy” 是名词，不能直接修饰名词；应用形容词 “hypocritical” 来修饰 “behavior”。
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伪善的人
He described the minister as a hypocritical person who preached honesty while taking bribes.
他形容这位部长是个伪善的人，鼓吹诚实却收受贿赂。
虚伪行为
Voters are increasingly angry at the hypocritical behavior of their elected officials.
选民们对他们选出的官员的虚伪行为越来越愤怒。
虚伪的笑容
She gave a hypocritical smile and pretended to be happy for her rival.
她露出虚伪的笑容，假装为对手感到高兴。
虚伪的态度
Their hypocritical attitude to healthy eating did not stop them ordering fast food.
他们对健康饮食的虚伪态度并没有阻止他们点快餐。
听起来很虚伪
When he talks about family values, he sounds hypocritical.
他谈论家庭价值观时，听起来很虚伪。
极其虚伪的
The minister's defense was blatantly hypocritical.
这位部长的辩白极其虚伪。
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想象：hippo(河马) 假装 critic(批评家) 挑剔别人——这就是伪善。
语域：neutral 常见场景：正式文章、政治或道德讨论、日常对话 这个词通常用于描述言行不一的人或行为，在正式书面语和日常对话中都比较常见，语气正式但不算生僻。
与 hypocritical /ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl/ 真正押韵：critical /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/ 和 political /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/（重读元音 /ɪ/ 后的 /tɪkəl/ 一致）。拼写相似的 typical /ˈtɪpɪkəl/、practical /ˈpræktɪkəl/、classical /ˈklæsɪkəl/ 不押韵；hypocrite /ˈhɪpəkrɪt/ 是拼写相近但发音完全不同的易混词。
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