Phonies Meaning in English
word · lemma: phony
释义
People who are not genuine or fake; they pretend to be something they are not, especially to deceive others.
用法与细微差别
Informal, negative—used to criticize people for being fake or insincere. Common with 'total phonies,' 'bunch of phonies.' Avoid using it in formal writing. Different from 'fake' objects; refers to people.
Spanish: farsantes - impostores - falsos (personas)Portuguese (BR): falsos - impostores - farsantesPortuguese (PT): falsos - impostores - farsantesChinese (Simplified): 骗子（假装的人）- 虚伪的人Chinese (Traditional): 騙子（假裝的人）- 虛偽的人Hindi: नकली लोग - झूठे लोगArabic: المزيفون - المنافقون - المدعونBengali: নকল লোক - ভণ্ড ব্যক্তিRussian: фальшивки - притворщикиJapanese: 偽物（人） - うわべだけの人Vietnamese: người giả tạo - kẻ giả dốiKorean: 가짜 사람 - 위선자Turkish: sahtekarlar - yapmacık insanlarUrdu: دوغلے لوگ - مکار لوگIndonesian: orang palsu - orang munafik
例句
I can’t stand phonies who lie to get attention.
basic
The club was full of phonies pretending to be rich.
basic
Don’t waste your time with those phonies; they’re not real friends anyway.
natural
You can spot the phonies at a party by how much they brag.
natural
After a while, you realize the media industry is full of phonies.
natural
She thinks her classmates are phonies who only care about money.
basic