/fɔ:ls ||; fɔls/adj1 not true; not correct 不真实的；不正确的: I think the information you have been given is false. 依我看，你得到的情报不正确。I got a completely false impression of him from our first meeting. 我头一次跟他见面时，他给我完全错误的印象。 [OPP] true 反义词为true
2 not real; artificial 人造的；假的: false hair/eyelashes/teeth 假发；假睫毛；假牙 [OPP] real or natural 反义词为real或natural
3 not genuine, but made to look real in order to trick people 用以欺骗的；伪造的: This suitcase has a false bottom. 这个手提箱的底部有秘密夹层。a false name/passport 假名字╱护照
4 (used about sb's behaviour or expression) not sincere or honest （指人的行为或表情）不真挚的，不诚实的:
a false smile 假笑false modesty 假谦虚 ➔falsely adv She was falsely accused of stealing a wallet. 她被错误指控偷了皮夹子。 a false alarm a warning about a danger that does not happen 假警报；虚惊
a false friend a word in another language that looks similar to a word in your own but has a different meaning （外语中）容易理解错的词（跟本国语言中某个词看来相似，其实意思不同）
under false pretences pretending to be or to have sth in order to trick people 伪装…以欺骗:
She got into the club under false pretences -- she isn't a member at all! 她冒充会员到俱乐部去──她根本不是会员！