| 单词 | possum playing |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspossum playing possum playing n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [adjective] > engaged in pretence pretense1395 would-be?c1400 fictive1493 counterfeitc1515 feigningc1540 sembling1568 personating1612 shamming1682 gammoning1817 possum playing1856 simulating1875 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxix. 391 The Esquimaux..say that the dogs soon learn this ‘possum-playing’ habit. 2003 Sports Illustr. (Nexis) 10 Mar. 60 111–42, a score so emphatic that it made McCarthy's pregame possum playing sound sincere. < as lemmas |
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