| 释义 |
Noun: sham sham- Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
- fake, postiche - A person who makes deceitful pretences
- imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player
Verb: sham (shammed,shamming) sham- Make a pretence of
- simulate, assume, feign - Make believe with the intent to deceive
"He shammed a headache"
- feign, pretend, affect, dissemble
Adjective: sham sham- Adopted in order to deceive
"sham modesty"
- assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on
Derived forms: shams, shammed, shamming See also: counterfeit, imitative, shammer Type of: act, beguiler, belie, cheat, cheater, deceiver, dissemble, imitation, misrepresent, pretend, slicker, trickster Encyclopedia: Sham |