Word · Frequency #13965
sham
佯装；冒充
feign; make a pretence of
- 1.
To deceive, cheat, lie.
欺骗,欺诈,说谎。
- 2.
To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
通过欺诈或强加强行推出。
- 3.
To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
模仿......的举止和性格；仿效；学样；假装。
- 4.
make a pretence of
假装
欺骗；蒙骗；以欺骗手段强加；欺骗,欺诈,说谎。；通过欺诈或强加强行推出。；模仿......的举止和性格；仿效；学样；假装。
In use
He shammed a headache to avoid going to the meeting.
She is shamming interest in his stories just to be polite.
They sham confidence even when they are nervous.
Verb forms
base sham · third person shams · -ing shamming · past shammed · past participle shammed
动词，规则变化，过去式需双写m加ed。
Connections
Collocations
- sham illness
- 装病
- She shammed illness to avoid the exam.她装病逃避考试。
- sham sleep
- 假装睡觉
- The child shammed sleep when his mother came in.妈妈进来时，孩子假装睡觉。
- sham death
- 装死
- Some insects sham death when threatened.有些昆虫受到威胁时会装死。
- sham a headache
- 假装头疼
- He shammed a headache to leave the party early.他假装头疼想早点离开聚会。
- sham surprise
- 假装惊讶
- She shammed surprise at the news.她假装对这个消息感到惊讶。
- sham indifference
- 假装冷漠
Learner notes
Memory Tip
sham 比 shame 少个 e：假装（sham）被人识破，就会感到羞耻（shame）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、formal prose 作为动词时，sham 表示“假装、佯装”，多用于文学作品或正式书面语，带有古雅色彩；日常口语中很少见，通常用 pretend 或 fake。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 sham /ʃæm/ 押韵，元音均为 /æm/：ham、jam、clam、dam、swam 拼写中都有 -am；lamb 的 b 不发音，但读音仍相同。注意 shame /ʃeɪm/ 拼写相近，但元音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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