| 单词 | feign |
| 释义 | feign (feɪn ) Word forms: feigns , feigning , feigned verb If someone feigns a particular feeling, attitude, or physical condition, they try to make other people think that they have it or are experiencing it, although this is not true. [formal] One morning, I didn't want to go to school, and decided to feign illness. [VERB noun] 'Giles phoned this morning,' Mirella said with feigned indifference. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: pretend, affect, assume, put on Collocations: feign ignorance It seems the editorial team decided to feign ignorance about the way laws in most democracies are made. ST It was no longer possible for the world to sit passively by and feign ignorance. Times, Sunday Times If - and only if - they challenge you, feign ignorance and righteous indignation. Times, Sunday Times Often, however, they're feigning ignorance about precisely what that economy involves. Times, Sunday Times Yet also exploring the involuntary aspects of being ignorant, such as feigning ignorance of the past or avoiding the truth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Just over a fifth feigned illness to deal with a ' personal issue' - from staying in for repair men to nursing a broken heart. The Sun (2010) Four medical experts had examined him and agreed that it was'out of the question' that he was feigning illness. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I used to moan and grumble and feign illness. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He would feign illness and his gran would indulge him. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Instead they skip school or feign illness. You and Your Adolescent: A Parents' Guide for Ages 10 to 20 (1990) For the most part, we are more likely to turn away or feign indifference. Christianity Today (2000) But as it all went wrong yesterday they ended up having to feign indifference. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The one who had been sitting on the doorstep feigning indifference while glancing sideways at us. Times, Sunday Times (2006) In other words, to feign injury (and possibly see his opponent dismissed). Times, Sunday Times Hide also told how one boxer accepted a bung mid-fight to feign injury so his opponent would stay undefeated. The Sun We don't dive or feign injury; we don't argue with the ref. Times, Sunday Times When divers go down and feign injury, they should receive treatment, then have to spend a mandatory five minutes on the sidelines. Times, Sunday Times People feign injury, their opponent gets booked or sent off. The Sun The fathers who feign interest at that stage are Just making it up. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Now she has to feign interest in the baseball game. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He couldn't see me now as I moved carefully away from the entrance, feigning interest in a secretaire bookcase parked against the wall. WHISTLER IN THE DARK How do you keep your guests awake during the slow bits, until the big hitters swagger up to feign surprise and humility? Times, Sunday Times He even managed to feign surprise at the 'unexpected' call. Times, Sunday Times They begin in the 16th century, awkwardly having to feign surprise as they magically materialise in their new clothes and surroundings. Times, Sunday Times He feigned surprise when one of his wife's colleagues rang to say that she had not arrived at work. Times, Sunday Times He feigns surprise at the news that a bottle of fruit juice contains almost as much sugar as a can of fizzy pop. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 佯作 Japanese: ふりをする |
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