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false /fɔːls/► SEE ALLby/on/under false pretencesa false alarm (make) a/one false move(make) a false startsound/strike a false notering true/false/hollow
●by/on/under false preˈtences (BrE) (NAmE by/on/under false ˈpretenses) by lying about your identity, qualifications, financial or social position, etc. 使用假身份（或资历、经济或社会地位等）；假借◆She was sent to prison for six months for obtaining money under false pretences.
她因为诈骗钱财被判入狱六个月。◆He got me there under false pretences. He told me he wanted to discuss a business deal, but when I got there, it was a surprise birthday party.
他是把我骗到那儿的。他跟我说想谈生意，我到了那儿却不料是生日聚会。●a false aˈlarma warning of sth, especially sth unpleasant or dangerous, which does not in fact happen 虚惊一场；假警报◆They thought the packet contained a bomb but it was a false alarm.
他们以为包裹里装有炸弹，结果是虚惊一场。● (make) a/one false ˈmove (informal) in an already dangerous or risky situation, sth which makes your position even more dangerous （采取）危险（或莽撞）的行动（使处境更为危险）◆She’s in a difficult financial situation, and if she makes a false move now she could lose everything.
她的经济状况不妙，如果现在走错一步，可能落得一文不名。◆‘One false move and you’re dead,’ he shouted at the bank clerk.
他对着银行职员大叫：“乱动一下，就要你的命。”●(make) a false ˈstartan attempt to begin sth that is not successful 起步失误；失败的开端◆After a few false starts, I finally managed to work the fax machine.
我开始时弄错了几次，后来终于能够用那部传真机了。◆He made a few false starts early on in his acting career, but then found success with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
他的演艺生涯开始时颇为不顺，但后来他加入皇家莎士比亚剧团，取得了成功。 NOTE In sport, a false start is a situation when a competitor in a race starts before the official signal has been given. * false start 指赛跑中抢跑犯规。 ●sound/strike a false ˈnoteseem wrong, not appropriate, etc. in a certain situation 显得不恰当；做得不合适◆I really thought his speech at the conference struck a false note. Instead of saying how serious the housing situation was, he was telling jokes about it.
我真的认为他在会议上的发言不甚恰当。本来应该说说住房情况有多么严峻，他却拿这事开起了玩笑。●ring ˈtrue/ˈfalse/ˈhollowseem true/false/insincere 显得真实／虚假／空洞◆What you’ve said about Jim just doesn’t ring true. Are we talking about the same person?你说的关于吉姆的事情不像是真的，咱俩说的是一个人吗？◆His apology rings a little hollow.他的道歉听上去不太诚恳。 |