be a phony
He is a phony who pretends to care about the environment.
他是一个假装关心环境的伪君子。
假货；假冒者；赝品
a person who pretends to hold beliefs or opinions they do not really have, especially to hide their true feelings or motives
伪君子
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
Everyone thought he was a true friend, but he turned out to be a phony.
大家都以为他是真正的朋友，结果他是个伪君子。
用法提示：此处 phony 作名词，指虚伪的人。
She said she loved the poem, but I could tell she was a phony.
她说她喜欢那首诗，但我能看出她是个伪君子。
用法提示：phony 作名词，表示外表假装喜爱却并非真心的人。
Don't trust those phonies who only pretend to care about you.
不要相信那些只是假装关心你的伪君子。
用法提示：phonies 是 phony 的复数形式，指一群虚伪的人。
He is a phony who pretends to care about the environment.
他是一个假装关心环境的伪君子。
They called him a phony after finding out the truth.
他们发现真相后称他为骗子。
The journalist exposed the politician as a phony.
记者揭露了这位政治家是个虚伪的人。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is phony.
正确表达He is a phony.
当“phony”作名词表示“虚伪的人”时，是可数名词单数，需要加冠词“a”。
grammar · medium
易错句子They are all phony.
正确表达They are all phonies.
当“phony”作名词表示复数概念时，应使用复数形式“phonies”。
hypocrite侧重言行不一、伪善，而phony侧重虚假、冒充。
十足的伪君子
He preaches honesty, but he's a total phony.
他嘴上讲诚实，其实是个十足的伪君子。
彻头彻尾的伪君子
She pretends to care about us, but she's a complete phony.
她假装关心我们，其实是个彻头彻尾的伪君子。
说某人是伪君子
After he broke his promise, his friends called him a phony.
他背弃诺言之后，朋友们都说他是个伪君子。
有点虚伪的人
I like the guy, but I think he's a bit of a phony.
我喜欢这个人，不过我觉得他有点虚伪。
揭穿伪君子
The journalist exposed the phony who claimed to be a war hero.
那名记者揭穿了那个自称战争英雄的伪君子。
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