单词 | feign |
释义 | feign /feɪn/ verb [transitive] formal PRETENDto pretend to have a particular feeling or to be ill, asleep etc 假装〔有某种感情〕;装〔病、睡等〕 Feigning a headache, I went upstairs to my room. 我假装头痛,上楼到自己房间去了。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusfeign• The silence I feigned does not mean you are not in my thoughts.• I saw that her reluctance to be taken had been feigned, or part-feigned.• I know I should be kind and concerned and that I should at least feign pathos.• At decision-making time these consequences are simply left unmentioned, allowing organizational leaders to feign surprise when qualitative costs finally assert themselves.• Bernstein returned to his desk, feigning unconcern.Origin feign (1200-1300) Old French feindre, from Latin fingere “to shape, pretend”feign verbChinese to pretend to Corpus particular feeling have or a to |
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