单词 | sham |
释义 | sham I. 1. < the so-called sale of stocks was a mere sham > 2. < saw through the hollowness, the sham, the silliness of the empty pageant — Oscar Wilde > 3. 4. < has reduced national sovereignty to a sham although it has left its outward symbols intact — Isaac Deutscher > 5. Synonyms: see imposture II. transitive verb 1. archaic 2. < shammed herself into favor at court > 3. obsolete 4. < have shammed headache and have the garden all to myself — G.B.Shaw > intransitive verb 1. < decided she was not sick but only shamming > 2. < if you want me for a friend you must not sham stupid — George Meredith > Synonyms: see assume • - sham abraham III. a. < the reaction of a terribly sincere spirit to something he believes to be sham and sophisticated — Herbert Read > < fought sham battles while waiting for the real thing > < sham pearls > b. < sham tea, sham jam, processed butter, gray bread scorched into toast — Wyndham Lewis > Synonyms: see counterfeit |
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