phoney

adj.

1. 假的；冒充的；欺骗的
   not real or true; false, and trying to trick people
   1. She spoke with a phoney Russian accent.
      她用一种伪装的俄国腔调说话。

noun

1. 不诚实的人；冒充的人（或东西）；冒牌货
   a person who is not honest or sincere; a thing that is not real or true

1. ADJ-GRADED 伪造的；假的
   If you describe something as phoney, you disapprove of it because it is false rather than genuine.
   1. He'd telephoned with some phoney excuse she didn't believe for a minute...
      他找了某个她根本不会相信的借口给她打电话。
   2. He didn't really have that moustache. It was phoney...
      他并没有真的长胡子，那是假的。
   3. He used a phoney accent.
      他的口音是装出来的。
2. ADJ-GRADED 虚伪的；做作的
   If you say that someone is phoney, you disapprove of them because they are pretending to be someone that they are not in order to deceive people.
   1. He looks totally phoney to me.
      在我看来，他非常虚伪。
   2. ...phoney 'experts'.
      伪专家
   3. Phoney is also a noun.
      
   4. 'He's false, a phoney,' Harry muttered.
      “他是冒充的，是个骗子，”哈里咕哝道。

1. He'd telephoned with some phoney excuse she didn't believe for a minute
   他找了某个她根本不会相信的借口给她打电话。
2. He didn't really have that moustache. It was phoney
   他并没有真的长胡子，那是假的。
3. He used a phoney accent.
   他的口音是装出来的。
4. He looks totally phoney to me.
   在我看来，他非常虚伪。
5. There is a chance that the phoney war of the past three months will turn into real fighting.
   过去3个月的虚张声势有可能演变成真正的战争。
6. The kids all put on a phoney American accent.
   这些小孩都操着一副假冒的美国腔。
7. After a while he discovered that the media company was phoney; he found greater satisfaction with a can of polish and a brush.
   不久他发现这家媒体公司是个骗子；而他在鞋油和鞋刷中找到了更大的满足感。
8. You'd think me simply phoney if I told you how I felt about my own arms.
   我告诉你，我摸摸自己手臂的那分心情，你准会当我骗人。
9. A phoney fraud alert is similar to a phishing scam.
   骗子诈骗警告类似于网络钓鱼诈骗。
10. They work by lowering your guard with the phoney fraud alert.
    他们通过降低你对骗子诈骗警告的警惕而成功。
11. The story sounds phoney to me.
    我觉得这件事听起来有假。
12. I'm a liar and a phoney. a saxophone player.
    我是骗子，是个萨克斯风手。
13. I suddenly realized what a phoney he is.
    我突然认识到他是个多么爱装腔作势的家伙。
14. I don't see why you have to put on a phoney English accent.
    我不明白你为什么说起话来非得装模作样地带上英国口音。
15. You're just worried this phoney's making the moves on your dream girl.
    你只是担心这个冒牌货会钓你的梦中情人。
16. Some phoney excuse for the delay.
    因延误而找的假藉口。
17. Don't give me any phoney excuse.
    不要找个理由来搪塞我。
18. The company had a phoney Latin name which inspired no confidence.
    这家公司有一个假的拉丁文名字，但这并没有激起人们的信任。
19. He's not going to fly away. he's a liar, and a cheat! And a phoney!
    他不会飞走的，他是骗子，作弊者，赝品！
20. Three nuclear power stations were shut down for using cables with phoney safety certificates.
    三家核电站因为所使用的电缆涉及伪造安全许可证而被关闭。
21. The first we is phoney and to be avoided.
    第一种我们是骗人的东西，需要避免。
22. He didn't fool anyone with that phoney Italian accent.
    他那假的意大利噪音没有骗过任何人。
23. If you are a failure in your devotional life, you are a phoney in every other part.
    如果你在灵修生活方面失败，那你在任何方面都不老实。
24. Not a phoney one, she insists, but authentic and compelling.
    她坚称，这不是一个骗人的东西，而是值得信赖、引人注目的品牌。
25. The only problem? The free, 14-page "special edition" newspaper is phoney.
    只可惜，这份免费的、14版的《纽约时报》“特刊”是假的。
26. Even so, the phoney war in currency markets had better not become a real conflict.
    即便如此，汇市上的小打小闹也最好不要演变成一场真正的冲突。
27. All aerobic instructors seem to have the same phoney American accent.
    所有的增氧健身操教练似乎都有同样的假美国口音。
28. Still, however distorting phoney fears may be, they are far preferable to genuine calamities.
    尽管如此，无论恐慌多么扭曲和失实，它们都远比真正的灾难更为可取。
29. Add to that the phoney tip on his recent whereabouts.
    加上那个关于他最近下落的假消息。
30. The John Terry affair was quite different, and was shaped by a public storm of phoney moral outrage.
    约翰特里的事件截然不同，公众虚伪的道德义愤左右了整个事件的发展。

noun

1. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

   Synonym:    hypocritedissemblerdissimulatorphonypretender

adj

1. fraudulent

   Synonym:    bogusfakephonybastard