false/fɔls; fɔːls/adj 1 untrue or wrong 假的﹐不真实的﹔错的: He made false accusations. 他提出了不实的指控。Are these statements true or false ? 这些说法是对还是错?The programme gave a false impression of the situation there. 这档节目让人对那里的局势产生错误印象。see box at见 WRONG1 方框2 not real, but intended to seem real 假的﹔伪造的: He adopted a false identity. 他用了假身份。false teeth/eyelashes 假牙/假睫毛see box at见 FAKE2 方框3 not sincere or honest 不真诚的﹔不诚实的: a false laugh 假笑4 false alarm a situation in which people wrongly think that something bad is going to happen 虚惊﹐假警报5 false start an unsuccessful attempt to begin a process or event 失败的开端: After two false starts, the race began. 两次起跑犯规后﹐比赛终于开始了。6 false economy something that is intended to save money but in fact costs more 假省钱﹐看似节约: It's a false economy not to buy insurance. 不买保险只是表面节约。7 under false pretences if you get something under false pretences, you get it by deceiving people 以欺诈手段—falsely adv : I was falsely accused. 我遭人诬告。