adj.錯(cuò)誤的; 不正確的; 不真實(shí)的; 非天生的; 人造的; 假的; 偽造的

牛津詞典

adj.

不真實(shí) not true

錯(cuò)誤的；不正確的；不真實(shí)的wrong; not correct or true

A whale is a fish. True or false?鯨魚(yú)是魚(yú)，對(duì)還是錯(cuò)？

Predictions of an early improvement in the housing market proved false.認(rèn)為房屋市場(chǎng)很快就有好轉(zhuǎn)的預(yù)測(cè)結(jié)果證明是錯(cuò)誤的。

She gave false information to the insurance company.她向保險(xiǎn)公司提供了不真實(shí)的資料。

He used a false name to get the job.他用假名得到了這份工作。

非天生 not natural

非天生的；人造的；假的not natural

false teeth/eyelashes 假牙 / 睫毛

a false beard假胡子

偽造 not genuine

假的；偽造的not genuine, but made to look real to cheat people

a false passport假護(hù)照

不真誠(chéng) not sincere

表里不一的；不真誠(chéng)的not real or sincere

false modesty假謙虛

She flashed him a false smile of congratulation.她向他虛情假意地微微一笑表示祝賀。

錯(cuò)誤 wrong/mistaken

錯(cuò)誤的wrong or mistaken, because it is based on sth that is not true or correct

a false argument/assumption/belief 錯(cuò)誤的論據(jù) / 假設(shè) / 信念

to give a false impression of wealth給人以富有的假象

to lull *** into a false sense of security (= make *** feel safe when they are really in danger) 哄某人產(chǎn)生虛假的安全感

They didn't want to raise any false hopes , but they believed her hu***and had escaped capture.他們并不想讓人心存奢望，但是他們相信她的丈夫已逃脫追捕。

Buying a cheap computer is a false economy (= will not actually save you money) .買(mǎi)廉價(jià)計(jì)算機(jī)看似省錢(qián)，但其實(shí)并不劃算。

不忠實(shí) not faithful

不忠實(shí)的；不忠誠(chéng)的not faithful

a false lover不忠誠(chéng)的情人

柯林斯詞典

ADJ 不正確的;虛假的;錯(cuò)誤的If something is false, it is incorrect, untrue, or mistaken.It was quite clear the President was being given false information by those around him...很明顯，總統(tǒng)身邊的人在不斷向他傳遞錯(cuò)誤信息。

You do not know whether what you're told is true or false...你不知道聽(tīng)到的是真還是假。

His sister said he had deliberately given the hospital a false name and address.他姐姐說(shuō)他故意給醫(yī)院留了假名字和假地址。

ADJ 人造的;偽造的;假的You use false to describe objects which are artificial but which are intended to look like the real thing or to be used instead of the real thing....the items she'd secreted in the false bottom of her suitcase.她藏在手提箱底部暗格中的物品

...a set of false teeth...一副假牙

I was wearing false eyelashes and a sweater two sizes too small.我戴著假睫毛，穿著小了兩號(hào)的毛衣。

ADJ-GRADED (人)虛偽的;(舉動(dòng))裝腔作勢(shì)的If you describe a person or their behaviour as false, you are criticizing them for being insincere or for hiding their real feelings.She bowed her head and smiled in false modesty...她低著頭，故作謙卑地笑著。

'Thank you,' she said with false enthusiasm...“謝謝你，”她假裝熱情地說(shuō)。

Even to himself the geniality rang false and he came to a stop.這種親切的語(yǔ)氣他自己聽(tīng)來(lái)都顯得虛偽，于是他停了下來(lái)。

雙語(yǔ)例句

He felt he was on the edge of an abyss; one false move and he was done for 他覺(jué)得如臨深淵，一步不慎便會(huì)永劫不復(fù)。

For years, blatantly false assertions have gone unchallenged 多年來(lái)，一些明顯錯(cuò)誤的斷言都沒(méi)有受到質(zhì)疑。

I can't understand why folks complain about false teeth. 我就不明白，人們?yōu)槭裁蠢鲜潜г辜傺赖膯?wèn)題。

They diddled their insurance company by making a false claim. 他們進(jìn)行虛假索賠，騙取了保險(xiǎn)公司的賠償金。

A cheap bed can be a false economy 便宜的床看似省錢(qián)，其實(shí)可能不然。

It seems a false economy to me to cut down on libraries. 在我看來(lái)，減少圖書(shū)館的數(shù)量并不是真正的節(jié)約。

It was quite clear the President was being given false information by those around him 很明顯，總統(tǒng)身邊的人在不斷向他傳遞錯(cuò)誤信息。

You do not know whether what you're told is true or false 你不知道聽(tīng)到的是真還是假。

His sister said he had deliberately given the hospital a false name and address. 他姐姐說(shuō)他故意給醫(yī)院留了假名字和假地址。

I was wearing false eyelashes and a sweater two sizes too small. 我戴著假睫毛，穿著小了兩號(hào)的毛衣。

She bowed her head and smiled in false modesty 她低著頭，故作謙卑地笑著。

'Thank you,' she said with false enthusiasm “謝謝你，”她假裝熱情地說(shuō)。

Even to himself the geniality rang false and he came to a stop. 這種親切的語(yǔ)氣他自己聽(tīng)來(lái)都顯得虛偽，于是他停了下來(lái)。

One false move and I knew Sarah would be dead. 我知道薩拉一失足就會(huì)沒(méi)命了。

Any economic reform, he said, faced false starts and mistakes. 他說(shuō)，任何經(jīng)濟(jì)改革一開(kāi)始都難免會(huì)經(jīng)歷失敗，難免會(huì)出錯(cuò)。

In the early seventies I wore false eyelashes, as was the fashion 70年代初我戴假睫毛，這在當(dāng)時(shí)是時(shí)尚。

What point is there in admitting that the stories fed to the gullible public were false? 承認(rèn)向輕信媒體的公眾提供了不實(shí)報(bào)道有何意義呢？

It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security 很容易就會(huì)被麻痹，進(jìn)而產(chǎn)生一種虛假的安全感。

Look at the false police reports that omitted or misstated crucial facts 看看這份失實(shí)的警方報(bào)告吧，它忽略或歪曲了關(guān)鍵的事實(shí)。

Evans was trying to obtain a false passport and other documents 埃文斯正試圖取得一本假護(hù)照和其他證件。

He was tricked into marriage by a false accusation of paternity. 他被誣賴(lài)成孩子的父親而被騙結(jié)婚。

I could not go on living with a man who had married me under false pretences 我再也不能和一個(gè)靠謊言騙我結(jié)婚的男人繼續(xù)生活下去了。

Conrad had been imprisoned for a year for gaining money by false pretences. 康拉德因?yàn)樵p騙錢(qián)財(cái)已經(jīng)坐了一年的牢。

He was convicted of filing false income tax returns 他因?yàn)樵诩{稅申報(bào)表上作假而被定罪。

Lulled into a false sense of security, we eagerly awaited their return. 我們被一種虛假的安全感所麻痹，急切地等著他們回來(lái)。

Are today's hopes more soundly based than the false ones of 1990? 今天的希望是否比1990年那些虛幻的希望更靠譜呢？

Prosecutors may try to determine if Robb gave false testimony when he appeared before the grand jury. 檢方可能要努力查證羅布在大陪審團(tuán)面前是否作了偽證。

Now I use a false name if I'm meeting people for the first time 現(xiàn)在和初次見(jiàn)面的人交往時(shí)我會(huì)用假名。

She died uncleared of a false charge. 她含冤去世了。

This will give people a false impression. 這樣會(huì)給人造成錯(cuò)覺(jué)。

同義詞辨析

falsewrong【導(dǎo)航詞義：錯(cuò)誤的】

false adj. 錯(cuò)誤的

〔辨析〕指不正確的，強(qiáng)調(diào)基于錯(cuò)誤的信息或想法。

〔例證〕His words gave us the false impression that he would lend us money, but he would not.他的話給了我們錯(cuò)覺(jué)，以為他會(huì)借錢(qián)給我們，但實(shí)則不然。If you can't come to her birthday party, then don't give her any false hopes.如果你無(wú)法參加她的生日聚會(huì)的話，就不要給她任何錯(cuò)誤的希望。

wrong adj. 不正確的

〔辨析〕指不正確的，強(qiáng)調(diào)并非基于客觀事實(shí)。

〔例證〕I hope my calculations are not wrong.希望我沒(méi)算錯(cuò)。It is wrong to tell lies to teachers.對(duì)老師撒謊是不對(duì)的。

習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)

adj.

by/under/on false pretences

靠欺詐手段；以虛假的借口by pretending to be sth that you are not, in order to gain some advantage for yourself

She was accused of obtaining money under false pretences.她被控詐騙錢(qián)財(cái)。

ring true/hollow/false

給人以真實(shí)（或空洞、虛假）的印象to give the impression of being sincere/true or not sincere/true

It may seem a strange story but it rings true to me.這個(gè)故事也許顯得離奇，但我卻覺(jué)得很真實(shí)。

英英釋義

adj

(used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection

a false friend

when lovers prove untrue

Synonym:untrue

arising from error

a false assumption

a mistaken view of the situation

Synonym:mistaken

adopted in order to deceive

an assumed name

an assumed cheerfulness

a fictitious address

fictive sympathy

a pretended interest

a put-on childish voice

sham modesty

Synonym:assumedfictitiousfictivepretendedput onsham

inaccurate in pitch

a false (or sour) note

her singing was off key

Synonym:off-keysour

designed to deceive

a suitcase with a false bottom

not genuine or real

it isn't fake anythin

faux pearls

false teeth

decorated with imitation palm leaves

a purse of simulated alligator hide

Synonym:fakefauximitationsimulated

inappropriate to reality or facts

delusive faith in a wonder drug

delusive expectations

false hopes

Synonym:delusive

deliberately deceptive

false pretenses

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

gave false testimony under oath

false tales of bravery

erroneous and usually accidental

a false start

a false alarm

adv

in a disloyal and faithless manner

he behaved treacherously

his wife played him false

Synonym:faithlesslytraitorouslytreacherouslytreasonably