false是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 not real, but made to look or seem real -- 假的；人工的

  • false eyelashes/teeth 假睫毛／假牙

  • UK Modern office buildings have false floors, under which computer and phone wires can be laid. 现代办公楼都设有假地板，下面铺设计算机和电话线路。

• 1 not true, but made to seem true in order to deceive people -- 虚假的；伪造的

  • She was charged with giving false evidence in court. 她被控在法庭上作伪证。

  • When she was stopped by the police for speeding, she gave them a false name and address. 因超速驾驶被警察拦下时，她报了假的姓名和地址。

  • He assumed a false identity (= pretended he was someone else) in order to escape from the police. 为了逃脱警方的追捕，他用了假身份。

  • He was deported for entering the country under false pretences. 他因以虚假身份入境而被驱逐出境。

  • If you're not going to offer me a job, then you've brought me here under false pretences (= you have deceived me in order to make me come here). 如果你不打算给我一份工作，那么你就是把我骗到这儿来的。

• 2 not correct -- 错误的

  • "Three plus three is seven. True or false?" "False." “3加3等于7。对还是错？”“错。”

  • The news report about the explosion turned out to be false. 有关爆炸的新闻报道后来发现有误。

  • You'll get a false impression/idea of the town if you only visit the university. 如果你只参观大学，就会对这个镇产生错误的印象。

• 3 not sincere or expressing real emotions -- 不真诚的；虚情假意的

  • a false smile/laugh 虚情假意的微笑／大笑

  • I didn't like her - she seemed false. 我不喜欢她——她有点虚伪做作。

• 4 A false friend is not loyal or cannot be trusted. -- 不忠诚的；不可靠的