Word
shammer
/ˈʃæmə/
noun
骗子，欺诈者
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
指通过欺骗手段获利的人
- 1.
A person who shams; a liar or faker.
装假的人；骗子或伪装者。
装病逃避责任者；装假的人；骗子或伪装者。；骗子；欺诈者；撒谎者
In use
Everyone knew he was a shammer, pretending to be sick to avoid the meeting.
The company lost millions because of a shammer who faked credentials.
Don't trust his story; he's a known shammer.
be a shammer
谓语结构，强调某人是装病或欺诈者。
He was a shammer who feigned illness to avoid work.
他是个装病逃避工作的骗子。
call [someone] a shammer
动词+宾语+宾语补足语结构，用于指控。
The manager called him a shammer after he failed the medical test.
经理在他体检不合格后称他为骗子。
Common mistakes
He is a shammer doctor.He is a sham doctor.
“shammer”是名词，指“装病逃避者”或“骗子”，不能用作形容词。表示“虚假的”应该用形容词“sham”。
He shammered the test by pretending to be sick.He shammed the test by pretending to be sick.
“shammer”是名词，不能用作动词。动词形式是“sham”，表示“假装”。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
指装病逃避责任的人或骗子
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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