名词
1. Their independence was a sham.
他们的独立是一个骗局。
2. He's a sham.
他是骗子。
3. His love was a mere sham.
他的爱情是虚假的。
4. Are these real diamonds or only sham?
这些是真的钻石还是膺品？
1. 骗局：但观察团的结论,与欧洲安全暨合作组织观察员的结果互相冲突(clash with). 欧洲观察员谴责(denounce)选举本身是虚晃一招的骗局(sham),选举缺失不胜枚举(numerous shortcomings),尤其作票(vote rigging)更是层出不穷.
2. 假冒：同~am串记:假冒(sham)火腿(ham)果酱(jam)夹(ja~谐音),堵塞(jam)大水坝(dam). 同~an串记:罐头(can)看,黑(tan)象碳. 盘子(pan)盘,男人(man)蛮,禁令(ban)颁. 带蓬货车(van)布是帆,扇子(fan)煽动是要反--押韵的尾字均为相应单词谐音.
3. 假：该通讯还报道说,大约40%对药物耐受的抑郁患者在接受TMS之后,症状出现了改善. 这些对TMS治疗精神分裂、创伤后应激障碍的研究结果则比较混乱. 一项对照试验显示TMS在治疗强迫性神经症方面,并不比假(sham)治疗效果好.
4. sham：sodium hexa-metaphosphate; 六偏磷酸钠
1. 假象;虚伪;虚假
Something that is a sham is not real or is not really what it seems to be.
e.g. The government's promises were exposed as a hollow sham...
实情被揭穿了:政府的承诺原来是空洞的谎言。
e.g. Many of the world's leaders have already denounced this election as a sham.
许多国家的领导人已经指责这次大选弄虚作假。