phony + noun
作定语修饰名词，表示‘虚假的’、‘伪造的’。
He gave a phony excuse for being late.
他为迟到编造了一个虚假的借口。
虚假的；伪造的；骗人的
phoniest — superlative of phony
虚假的；外表具有欺骗性的；假的；不可信的；华而不实的
phony
虚假的；外表具有欺骗性的
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
He gave the police a phony address so they couldn't find him.
他给了警察一个虚假的地址，这样他们就找不到他。
用法提示：phony 作形容词，修饰名词 address，表示“虚假的”。
The website was selling phony designer bags at very low prices.
那个网站以极低的价格出售假冒的名牌包。
用法提示：phony 作定语形容词，意为“假冒的”，修饰 bags。
Her smile looked phony in the photo, as if she didn't really want to be there.
照片里她的笑容看起来很假，好像她并不真的想待在那里。
用法提示：phony 作表语形容词，表示“看起来虚假的”。
作定语修饰名词，表示‘虚假的’、‘伪造的’。
He gave a phony excuse for being late.
他为迟到编造了一个虚假的借口。
作表语，表示‘假的’、‘骗人的’。
Her accent is phony; she's not really British.
她的口音是假的；她不是真的英国人。
后接介词about，表示‘在某方面做假’。
Don't be phony about your feelings.
不要对自己的感情虚伪。
grammar · medium
易错句子His smile is a phony.
正确表达His smile is phony.
phony是形容词，作表语时前面不加冠词a/an。
grammar · medium
易错句子This is more phony than that.
正确表达This is phonier than that.
phony是双音节词，以-y结尾，比较级应改为-ier（phonier），而不是加more。
phony 强调故意欺骗或虚假外表，而 fake 泛指任何非真实或伪造的物品
phony 指蓄意制造假象，false 更多指与事实不符或错误的
假借口
He gave the teacher a phony excuse for missing class.
他向老师编了个缺课的假借口。
假名字
The con artist signed the contract with a phony name.
那个骗子用假名字签了合同。
假笑
She greeted the guests with a phony smile.
她带着假笑迎接客人。
假地址
The package was sent to a phony address.
包裹被寄到了一个假地址。
假支票
He tried to pay with a phony check.
他试图用假支票付款。
虚假声明
The company made phony claims about its product.
该公司对其产品做出了虚假声明。
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