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单词 fake
释义 fake
I. \ˈfāk\ transitive verb
or flake \ˈflāk\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English faken
: to coil (as a ship's rope, line, or hawser or a fire hose) in fakes especially by winding in layers usually of zigzag or figure-eight form, to prevent twisting and fouling when running out — often used with down
 < fake down line >
or out
 < there's an old twelve-inch hawser faked out down there — Chesley Wilson >
II. noun
or flake \“\
(-s)
: one loop of a coil (as of ship's rope) that is coiled free for running
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
transitive verb
1. : to alter, manipulate, or treat so as to impart a false character to for legitimate or illegitimate reasons : cause to appear something other than it is : tamper with : doctor, color
 < the well-known biologist who did fake his results was driven to suicide by the disgrace of exposure — H.J.Muller >
 < fake the fight until the twelfth round, for the sake of the money — Donn Byrne >
 < fake the perspective in such a way that the stage appears grander the farther one is from it — Atlantic >
— often used with up
 < in consequence of the faked-up narrative the world of Columbus's discovery would be named America — S.E.Morison >
 < two small beds faked up to look like an enormous bed — Daniel Curley >
2.
 a. : to counterfeit or make a counterfeit of with fraudulent intent
  < fake a painting >
 b. : to devise an acceptable substitute for
  < a printer may fake a foreign accent not carried in stock >
3.
 a. : to create the illusion of the reality or existence of : cause (something inexistent) to appear as real or existing : concoct, fabricate, simulate, pretend
  < faked 38 claims … for damages incurred in mythical automobile accidents — Henry La Cositt >
  < faked his own kidnapping in order to avoid extradition to England — M.S.Mayer >
  < had faked an interview with the prime minister that caused a sensation >
  < faked a surprise that was transparently bogus >
 b. : to deceive (an opponent) in a sports contest by a simulated movement
  < busily faking two other men out of position — Roy McHugh >
4. slang : improvise, ad-lib
 < whistle a few bars … and I'll fake the rest — Robert Sylvester >
 < fake a bass accompaniment >
intransitive verb
: to engage in faking something : pretend
 < he's not sick, he's just faking >
IV. noun
(-s)
1.
 a. : an article or object simulating one that is genuine; often : a worthless or spurious imitation passed off as genuine to deceive especially for gain
  < experts called the priceless antique a fake >
 b. : a report, story, or account spurious in its details, conclusions, or presentation; especially : one intended to delude for gain or advantage
  < the adventures of the spy turned out to be a series of fakes >
 c. : a device, plan, stratagem, or act designed to fool, trick, or defraud : feint, trick, hoax
  < the new wonder gasoline was a complete fake >
 as
  (1) : a simulated movement in a sports contest (as a pretended kick or pass) designed to deceive an opponent
  (2) or feke \“\ : a device or apparatus used by a magician to achieve the illusion of magic in a trick
 d. : a person passing himself off for what he is not : pretender, impostor, charlatan
  < medical fake — Agnes N. Keith >
2. : a genuine postage stamp fraudulently treated in an attempt to convert it into a more valuable philatelic variety
3. : a mixture of waxes and dressing for finishing edges and bottoms of shoe soles
Synonyms: see imposture
V. adjective
Etymology: fake (IV)
: simulating the genuine person, thing, or article : being a fake : false, sham, spurious, counterfeit, pretended
 < skirt is supplied with flap pockets that are completely fakeNew Yorker >
 < a phony physicist and one fake air force colonel — Greer Williams >
 < fake patriotism >
 < fake amnesia victims >
 < hand-screened prints and crusts of fake diamonds and pearls — advt >
Synonyms: see counterfeit
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