fake
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fake1 /feɪk/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 COPYa copy of a valuable object, painting etc that is intended to deceive people 赝品，假货 OPP original The painting was judged a fake. 这幅画被鉴定为赝品。 Jones can spot a fake from 20 feet away. 琼斯在20英尺开外就能认出假货。2 FALSEsomeone who is not what they claim to be or does not have the skills they say they have 骗子，冒充者，假冒者 Her psychologist turned out to be a fake. 她的心理医生原来是个骗子。
Examples from the Corpus
fake• Is the vase a genuine antique or a fake?• Three months after I bought it, a friend who works at the museum told me it was probably a fake.• The jury deliberated for only two hours on Wednesday before concluding that the tape made by Bailey was a fake.• It turned out her doctor was a fake.• Beware of fakes when buying antiques.• I trembled like a tuning fork, but my shoulder fakes absorbed the worst of the shaking.• Martin put a couple of slick fakes on cornerback Larry Brown, turning and twisting him every which way.• It is also through observation that fakes are unmasked.• Hugh Tait has taken the lead in trying to distinguish between fact and fiction when it comes to fakes and forgeries.• There was a second problem, which was fakes.fake2 ●●○ adjective [usually before noun] 1 FALSEmade to look like a real material or object in order to deceive people 伪造的，冒充的 OPP genuine fake fur 人造毛皮 a fake ID card 假身份证 a fake 20 dollar bill 一张20美元的伪钞► see thesaurus at artificial, false2 not real and seeming to be something it is not, in order to deceive people 假的，假装的 SYN false I gave a fake name. 我报了个假名。 She was speaking with a fake German accent. 她假装德国口音说话。 a fake smile of friendliness 装出来的友善微笑Examples from the Corpus
fake• The defense said the photos were fake.• His I.D. is obviously fake.• Doyle said no witnesses reported seeing anyone leave the fake bombs.• Just as there are fake credit cards and mix-ups over billing, there could be problems with Internet certificates.• Proof that fake Dalís are circulating and fears of further problems could continue to undermine confidence in this market.• a fake driver's license• a fake fur coat• Her coat had a fake fur collar and cuffs.• Until my first New York winter rain, when the fake fur matted around my neck, wrists and knees.• You can buy fake Gucci bags all over the city.• Whitehorn pleaded guilty to possession of equipment to make fake identification documents.• He says that the only way you can tell they're fake, is to look at the stitching on the labels.• Vintage Steve Douglas pushing the limits of the fake ollie at the Whiplash comp. 1985.• Some also alter the painted registration number on the car to match the fake plates.• a fake police officer• They were selling fake Rolex watches on the market stall.fake3 verb 1 [transitive]COPY to make something seem real in order to deceive people 仿造；伪造 She faked her father’s signature on the cheque. 她在支票上伪造了其父的签名。 The insurance company suspected that he had faked his own death. 保险公司怀疑他制造了自己死亡的假象。 The results of the experiments were faked. 这些实验的结果都是伪造出来的。2 [intransitive, transitive]PRETEND to pretend to be ill, interested etc when you are not 假装，伪装 I thought he was really hurt but he was faking it. 我以为他真受伤了，可他只是装出来的。3 [intransitive, transitive]PRETEND to pretend to move in one direction, but then move in another, especially when playing sport 〔尤指体育比赛中〕做（…的）假动作 He faked a pass. 他做了个传球的假动作。4.fake somebody ↔ out phrasal verb American English FALSEto deceive someone by making them think you are planning to do something when you are really planning to do something else 欺骗〔某人〕→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
fake• Hard to say, but Jane wasn't faking.• Favre had faked a handoff to Edgar Bennett, then slipped as he looked for a receiver.• Elway faked a pass and ran with the ball.• Singer Fairlie Arrow was fined £10,000 for faking a two-day abduction to boost her ailing career.• They can't be faked by simply changing your motion, or anything like that.• He faked his grandfather's signature on the check.• The bag had been faked out.• But he kept his balance, bounced to the right, broke a tackle, faked two defenders and raced 32 yards.• The collector will know that it is faked up in the style of an earlier period.faking it• It was something I felt driven to do - even if most of the time I felt that I was just faking it.• I spent ten years faking it, and hating it, and it didn't get me anywhere.• Ordark thought-are they just faking it like I am?From Longman Business Dictionaryfakefake1 /feɪk/ adjective made to look like something valuable or GENUINE (=real) in order to deceive peoplefake Rolex watchesThree bank employees had issued fake certificates for collateral on loans.fakefake2 noun [countable]LAW a copy of an original document, valuable object etc that is intended to deceive people into believing it is the real document, object etcThe signature on the contract proved to be a fake.fakefake3 verb [transitive] informal to make an exact copy of something, or invent figures or results, in order to deceive peopleShe had faked her boss’s signature on the cheque.→ See Verb tableOrigin fake3 (1700-1800) Probably from German fegen “to sweep, polish”a painting that a copy object, valuable Corpus Business etc of
fake
fake1 /feɪk/ 
noun [countable]
1. a copy of a valuable object, painting etc that is intended to deceive people
OPP original:
The painting was judged a fake.
Jones can spot a fake from 20 feet away.
2. someone who is not what they claim to be or does not have the skills they say they have:
Her psychologist turned out to be a fake.
fake2 adjective [usually before noun]
1. made to look like a real material or object in order to deceive people
OPP genuine:
fake fur
a fake ID card
a fake 20 dollar bill
2. not real and seeming to be something it is not, in order to deceive people
SYN false:
I gave a fake name.
She was speaking with a fake German accent.
a fake smile of friendliness
fake3 verb
She faked her father’s signature on the cheque.
The insurance company suspected that he had faked his own death.
The results of the experiments were faked.
2. [intransitive and transitive] to pretend to be ill, interested etc when you are not:
I thought he was really hurt but he was faking it.
3. [intransitive and transitive] to pretend to move in one direction, but then move in another, especially when playing sport:
He faked a pass.
fake somebody ↔ out phrasal verb American English
to deceive someone by making them think you are planning to do something when you are really planning to do something else
| I |
noun [countable]1. a copy of a valuable object, painting etc that is intended to deceive people
OPP original:
2. someone who is not what they claim to be or does not have the skills they say they have:
| II |
adjective [usually before noun]1. made to look like a real material or object in order to deceive people
OPP genuine:
2. not real and seeming to be something it is not, in order to deceive people
SYN false:
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verb Date: 1700-1800
Origin: Probably from German fegen 'to sweep, polish'
1. [transitive] to make something seem real in order to deceive people:Origin: Probably from German fegen 'to sweep, polish'
2. [intransitive and transitive] to pretend to be ill, interested etc when you are not:
3. [intransitive and transitive] to pretend to move in one direction, but then move in another, especially when playing sport:
fake somebody ↔ out phrasal verb American English
to deceive someone by making them think you are planning to do something when you are really planning to do something else
artificial made or produced to copy sth natural; not real 指人工的、人造的、假的 ：◆ artificial flowers 假花 ◆ artificial light 人造光 synthetic made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals 指人工合成的 ：◆ synthetic drugs 合成药物 ◆ shoes with synthetic soles 合成鞋底的鞋 false not natural 指非天然的、非天生的、假的 ：◆ false teeth 假牙 ◆ a false beard 假胡子 man-made made by people; not natural 指人造的、非天然的 ：◆ man-made fibres such as nylon 尼龙之类的人造纤维 fake made to look like sth else; not real 指伪造的、冒充的、假的 ：◆ a fake-fur jacket 一件人造毛皮的短上衣 imitation [ 指仿制的、人造的、假的 ：◆ She would never wear imitation pearls. 她绝不会戴假珍珠。
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artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/materials/products artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/pearls