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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。
伪君子；虚伪的人
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伪君子；虚伪的人
a person who pretends to hold beliefs or opinions they do not really have, especially to hide their true feelings or motives
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
He is phony.
Use this
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”。
Not this
They are all phony.
Use this
They are all phonies.
当“phony”作名词表示复数概念时，应使用复数形式“phonies”。
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作为名词，指虚伪的人或假货，通常用于贬义。
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