1 [T] to create or give sb sth that he/she has to deal with 引起;造成;提出:
to pose a problem/threat/challenge/risk造成问题;造成威胁;提出挑战;构成风险to pose (= ask) a question提出一个问题
2 [I] to sit or stand in a particular position for a painting, photograph, etc (为绘画、拍照等)摆姿势:
After the wedding we all posed for photographs.婚礼后,我们所有人都摆好姿势拍照。
3 [I] pose as sb/sth to pretend to be sb/sth 假扮;乔装;冒充:
The robbers got into the house by posing as telephone engineers.那些劫匪假扮电话工程人员进入房子。
4 [I] to behave in a way that is intended to impress people who see you 装模作样,矫揉做作(藉以给人好印象):
They hardly swam at all. They just sat posing at the side of the pool.他们根本没有游泳,只是装模作样坐在游泳池旁边。
pose²
/pəʊz ||; poz/noun[C]
1 a position in which sb stands, sits, etc especially in order to be painted or photographed 摆好姿势(尤指为了让人绘画或拍照)
2 a way of behaving that is intended to impress people who see you 装模作样