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词汇 faux
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Definition of faux in English:

faux

adjective fəʊfoʊ
  • 1Made in imitation; artificial.

    a rope of faux pearls

    一串假珍珠。

    a faux-fur jacket
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Faux wood blinds with fewer ladders look much better.
    • My grandmother, Ruthie, used a little barrel shaped fan in her living room with a faux red marble top.
    • I don't want cute little sayings stamped into the faux leather.
    • We've moved on a bit from the counter-sunk basins in faux marble laminated worktops.
    • She poured her soda into a glass with ice and sat on the faux leather couch.
    • And it was served in a faux bird's nest.
    • Their feet clattered over the faux marble floor past the reference desk towards the closet.
    • A section of chipboard becomes a painterly abstraction, with a faux bark edge as a frame.
    • The reason was because it had a great hall with many seats and chess boards and the flooring was faux marble.
    • Do you have any tips for choosing faux leather with a more realistic appearance?
    • Whether that's enough to turn this faux steakhouse into a first-class restaurant remains to be seen.
    • Faux bronze on the ceiling, faux marble walls and faux mosaics on the floor may not fool you, but the effect is pleasing.
    • The decor combines neon fittings, faux leather seating and old-style jukeboxes.
    • Susan did an artistic faux painting job.
    • I am thinking of adopting a faux Californian accent for such situations.
    • At the worst of times, this nearly-three-hour self-indulgent muddle of a faux epic is flat-out unbearable.
    • However, just because faux meat products use plant foods doesn't make them all healthy.
    • Add faux stitching around the edges of the dress with a fine tip marker.
    • She wore dark, flare jeans and a blue tank top, and was wrapped in a chic, faux leather jacket.
    • One showed a picture of faux doctors performing defibrillation on an imitation Hardees owner.
    • The headbands range from soft bandeau bands to U shaped glitter and faux silk bands.
    • In fashion and furniture shops we have faux suede, faux fur and faux leather, among others.
    • Leather, suede and faux fur continue to make their presence felt.
    • The cowboy theme was explored with faux pony skin appearing on jeans and skirts and huge turn-ups on dark denim jeans.
    • Wallpapering, color consultations and faux finishes are also available.
    • Here he screams at my friend Stephanie's faux pregnant belly.
    • It is interesting that you are talking about faux science.
    • The Christmas tree was gone, and Maggie had set up a faux fireplace in its place.
    • What is considered a good price by the square foot for the faux wood shutters?
    • The faux student claimed he was the nephew of Hollywood director Steven Spielberg.
    • Edgestitch along the overlapped edges of each faux suede section.
    • Add faux fur to existing accessories, or spice up last year's coat with a fur collar and cuffs.
    • Why does every film with these faux Satanists contain a fake raven on the set?
    • One easy way to personalize your room is to use faux painting, which creates texture or visual interest.
    • Tiles for the faux fireplace are being installed today.
    • These cheap faux wood blinds are nearly fifteen percent cheaper than wooden blinds.
    • Try bronze and apricot colors on your eyes, lips and cheeks for an irresistible faux glow.
    • It was a faux gold ring with six artificial diamond studs placed symmetrically in the center.
    Synonyms
    imaginary, imagined, pretended, make-believe, made-up, fantasy, fantasized, fancied, dream, dreamed-up, unreal, fanciful, invented, fictitious, fictive, mythical, feigned, fake, mock, imitative, sham, simulated, artificial, ersatz, dummy, false, spurious, bogus, counterfeit, fraudulent, forged, pseudo
    1. 1.1 Not genuine; fake or false.
      假的,伪造的;冒充的
      their faux concern for the well-being of the voters didn't fool many

      他们假装出来的对选民福利的关心骗不了多少人。

      as submodifier his faux-macho banter caused offence

      他假装阳刚的玩笑让一些人反感。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • But after that, she declined into a fog of faux gaiety.
      • Despite her faux humbleness, the rants and abnormalities look set to continue.
      • The title essay reflects on how faux information becomes news and news becomes sound bites.
      • More interesting than this faux historicism is the developer's integration of Victoria Gardens streets with Rancho Cucamonga's city streets.
      • We should do something concrete about this instead of pretending that a faux colorblindness will make it all go away.
      • The piece is packed with multicultural references, often comic, including faux Indian, Spanish and African dances, with a dash of Irish.
      • This faux outrage wouldn't get first place in an 8th grade talent show.
      • Unabashedly direct, the productions revel in their own faux facade with an almost conspiratorial glee.
      • This faux naturalism may not bother others, but the hippie in me was affronted.
      • Unlike his earlier excursions into faux political commentary, these seem to be based on incidents that were all too real.
      • Salzman discovers that her young female researchers are bored with faux sensitivity and want biceps instead.
      • Galaxy Angel uses faux seriousness to its advantage, creating ludicrous scenarios that somehow seem plausible.
      • But what about the "faux marriage" agreement?
      • The charm and winning portrayal cannot support the weight of predictability, unrealism, and faux sentimentality.
      • Faux economics is different, because, as I stated, doctors know as much about economics as they do about farming.
      • The alternative has serious problems of its own, replacing faux precision with admitted vagueness and subjectivity.
      • She stretches her eyes in faux surprise.
      • Fred is the ultimate lie detector, puncturing European faux sophistication and prejudices with sardonic élan.
      • Professor Ann Althouse is a faux moderate in the style of Jeff Jarvis and Michael Totten.
      • Political posturing and faux diplomacy may be all we can expect.

Origin

French, 'false'.

Definition of faux in US English:

faux

adjectivefoʊ
  • 1Made in imitation; artificial.

    a string of faux pearls

    一串假珍珠。

    a faux-fur jacket
    Example sentencesExamples
    • One showed a picture of faux doctors performing defibrillation on an imitation Hardees owner.
    • It is interesting that you are talking about faux science.
    • The reason was because it had a great hall with many seats and chess boards and the flooring was faux marble.
    • These cheap faux wood blinds are nearly fifteen percent cheaper than wooden blinds.
    • Leather, suede and faux fur continue to make their presence felt.
    • However, just because faux meat products use plant foods doesn't make them all healthy.
    • In fashion and furniture shops we have faux suede, faux fur and faux leather, among others.
    • Their feet clattered over the faux marble floor past the reference desk towards the closet.
    • Do you have any tips for choosing faux leather with a more realistic appearance?
    • I am thinking of adopting a faux Californian accent for such situations.
    • It was a faux gold ring with six artificial diamond studs placed symmetrically in the center.
    • Faux wood blinds with fewer ladders look much better.
    • Add faux stitching around the edges of the dress with a fine tip marker.
    • The Christmas tree was gone, and Maggie had set up a faux fireplace in its place.
    • A section of chipboard becomes a painterly abstraction, with a faux bark edge as a frame.
    • She poured her soda into a glass with ice and sat on the faux leather couch.
    • Susan did an artistic faux painting job.
    • What is considered a good price by the square foot for the faux wood shutters?
    • Tiles for the faux fireplace are being installed today.
    • We've moved on a bit from the counter-sunk basins in faux marble laminated worktops.
    • Wallpapering, color consultations and faux finishes are also available.
    • And it was served in a faux bird's nest.
    • Here he screams at my friend Stephanie's faux pregnant belly.
    • Whether that's enough to turn this faux steakhouse into a first-class restaurant remains to be seen.
    • Try bronze and apricot colors on your eyes, lips and cheeks for an irresistible faux glow.
    • The headbands range from soft bandeau bands to U shaped glitter and faux silk bands.
    • One easy way to personalize your room is to use faux painting, which creates texture or visual interest.
    • Add faux fur to existing accessories, or spice up last year's coat with a fur collar and cuffs.
    • Edgestitch along the overlapped edges of each faux suede section.
    • At the worst of times, this nearly-three-hour self-indulgent muddle of a faux epic is flat-out unbearable.
    • She wore dark, flare jeans and a blue tank top, and was wrapped in a chic, faux leather jacket.
    • The cowboy theme was explored with faux pony skin appearing on jeans and skirts and huge turn-ups on dark denim jeans.
    • I don't want cute little sayings stamped into the faux leather.
    • Faux bronze on the ceiling, faux marble walls and faux mosaics on the floor may not fool you, but the effect is pleasing.
    • The faux student claimed he was the nephew of Hollywood director Steven Spielberg.
    • My grandmother, Ruthie, used a little barrel shaped fan in her living room with a faux red marble top.
    • Why does every film with these faux Satanists contain a fake raven on the set?
    • The decor combines neon fittings, faux leather seating and old-style jukeboxes.
    Synonyms
    imaginary, imagined, pretended, make-believe, made-up, fantasy, fantasized, fancied, dream, dreamed-up, unreal, fanciful, invented, fictitious, fictive, mythical, feigned, fake, mock, imitative, sham, simulated, artificial, ersatz, dummy, false, spurious, bogus, counterfeit, fraudulent, forged, pseudo
    1. 1.1 Not genuine; fake or false.
      假的,伪造的;冒充的
      their faux concern for the well-being of the voters didn't fool many

      他们假装出来的对选民福利的关心骗不了多少人。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Despite her faux humbleness, the rants and abnormalities look set to continue.
      • The title essay reflects on how faux information becomes news and news becomes sound bites.
      • Fred is the ultimate lie detector, puncturing European faux sophistication and prejudices with sardonic élan.
      • More interesting than this faux historicism is the developer's integration of Victoria Gardens streets with Rancho Cucamonga's city streets.
      • We should do something concrete about this instead of pretending that a faux colorblindness will make it all go away.
      • But what about the "faux marriage" agreement?
      • Galaxy Angel uses faux seriousness to its advantage, creating ludicrous scenarios that somehow seem plausible.
      • Salzman discovers that her young female researchers are bored with faux sensitivity and want biceps instead.
      • Political posturing and faux diplomacy may be all we can expect.
      • The charm and winning portrayal cannot support the weight of predictability, unrealism, and faux sentimentality.
      • But after that, she declined into a fog of faux gaiety.
      • Unlike his earlier excursions into faux political commentary, these seem to be based on incidents that were all too real.
      • Faux economics is different, because, as I stated, doctors know as much about economics as they do about farming.
      • Professor Ann Althouse is a faux moderate in the style of Jeff Jarvis and Michael Totten.
      • The piece is packed with multicultural references, often comic, including faux Indian, Spanish and African dances, with a dash of Irish.
      • This faux naturalism may not bother others, but the hippie in me was affronted.
      • The alternative has serious problems of its own, replacing faux precision with admitted vagueness and subjectivity.
      • She stretches her eyes in faux surprise.
      • This faux outrage wouldn't get first place in an 8th grade talent show.
      • Unabashedly direct, the productions revel in their own faux facade with an almost conspiratorial glee.

Origin

French, ‘false’.

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