put-on

美 [ˈpʊt ɑːn]英 [ˈpʊt ɒn]
  • n.骗局;假象
put-onput-on

noun

usually sing.假象;骗局
something that is done to trick or cheat people

noun

1
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
Synonym: antic joke prank trick caper
2
something intended to deceive;deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Synonym: fraud fraudulence dupery hoax humbug
3
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
Synonym: parody lampoon spoof sendup mockery takeoff burlesque travesty charade pasquinade

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  1. She 's not really angry & it 's just a put-on .

    她不是真生气&这只不过是装出来的。

  2. Paul exposed a kind of service that appears to be spiritual but is really just a put-on , a show , an act to get attention .

    保罗揭露了一种看似属灵,但实质是伪装的事奉。

  3. The audience thought the47-year-old was a put-on .

    观众们认为这个47岁的电视选秀节目选手是在恶作剧。

  4. It 's so fantastic and dripping with weirdness and irony that it 's almost a put-on , until you realize it 's not .

    这是如此美妙和浸着的怪事和讽刺,这几乎是一个把上,直到你意识到这不是。

  5. An assumed name ; an assumed cheerfulness ; a fictitious address ; fictive sympathy ; a pretended interest ; a put-on childish voice ; sham modesty .

    假名;假装的快乐;假地址;虚假的同情;假装出来的兴趣;假装的孩子声音;假虚心。

  6. I put the question that has been on my mind throughout , namely whether all this quoting of Rawls and Shakespeare is little more than an alluring put-on to gain admirers abroad .

    我提了一个自始至终都在我头脑里萦绕的问题,引用罗尔斯和莎士比亚的名言,会不会仅仅是为了吸引外国崇拜者而拿出的作秀道具罢了?