| 单词 | false rib |
| 释义 | false /föls/adjective
ORIGIN: OFr fals (Mod faux), from L falsus, pap of fallere to deceive falseˈhood noun
falseˈly adverb falseˈness noun falsˈer noun
falˈsies noun (informal) Pads of rubber or other material inserted into a brassière to enlarge or improve the shape of the breasts falsˈish adjective Somewhat false falsˈism noun A self-evident falsity falsˈity noun
false acacia noun One of the shrubs and trees of the N American genus Robinia, to which the locust tree also belongs false alarm noun A warning of danger which turns out to have been unnecessary false-beddˈed adjective false bedding noun (geology) Irregular lamination running obliquely to the general stratification, due to deposition in banks by varying currents false bottom noun (eg in a suitcase) a partition cutting off and hiding a space between it and the true bottom false card noun A card played to deceive false-cardˈ intransitive verb false conception noun A uterine growth consisting of non-fetal material false dawn noun A deceptive appearance simulating dawn (also figurative) false face noun A mask falseˈ-faced adjective (Shakespeare) Hypocritical false friend noun A term in a foreign language that does not mean what it appears to, eg in Italian, pretendere does not mean ‘to pretend’ false fruit noun A pseudocarp false gallop noun (archaic) A canter falseˈ-heartˈed adjective Treacherous or deceitful false hem noun A strip of fabric added to the bottom of a garment, etc in order to deepen the hem false imprisonment noun Illegal detention by force or influence false leg noun The abdominal leg of an insect larva, a proleg false memory syndrome noun A condition of erroneous memory sometimes attributed to adults who recall childhood experiences, esp of sexual abuse, under hypnosis or other medical inducement (abbrev FMS) false move noun An ill-judged or careless act false pregnancy noun A psychological disorder in which many of the symptoms of pregnancy are simulated, pseudocyesis (see under pseud-) false pretences plural noun Deception false quantity noun Pronunciation or use of a long vowel as short or short as long false relation noun (music) Occurrence in different parts together or in succession of a tone and a chromatic derivative false rib noun One that does not reach the breastbone false shame noun Shame felt for something which is not shameful false start noun
false step noun
false teeth noun Artificial teeth, dentures false topaz noun Citrine (qv under citron) false vampire noun Any of various bats wrongly supposed to be blood-suckers falseˈwork noun A temporary framework used to support a building, etc during construction play someone false To act falsely or treacherously towards a person put in a false position To bring anyone into a position in which he or she will be misunderstood rib1 /rib/noun
ORIGIN: OE ribb rib, ribbe ribwort; Ger Rippe rib ribbed adjective
ribbˈing noun An arrangement of ribs ribbˈy adjective
ribˈless adjective ribˈlet noun A small, narrow or shallow rib ribˈlike adjective rib bone noun A rib ribˈcage noun The enclosing wall of the chest formed by the ribs, etc rib eye or ribˈeye noun A choice cut of beefsteak, cut from the rib ribˈ-grass noun The ribwort plantain ribˈ-roast transitive verb (obsolete) To beat soundly ribˈ-roaster noun (archaic) A severe blow on the ribs rib-roastˈing noun (archaic). ribˈ-tickler noun A very funny joke or story ribˈ-tickling adjective Very funny, inclining one to laugh uproariously ribˈ-vaulting noun ribˈwork noun ribˈwort (or ribwort plantain) noun A common weed (Plantago lanceolata) with narrow, strongly ribbed leaves and short brown heads false rib One joined indirectly to the breastbone or (floating rib) not at all true rib One joined directly by its cartilage |
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