pose1/poz; pəʊz/v 1 pose a threat/problem/risk/danger etc to cause a problem, danger etc 造成威胁/问题/风险/危险等: Officials claim the chemical poses no threat to health. 官员称这种化学物不会对健康构成威胁。2 [I] to sit or stand in a particular position in order to be photographed or painted〔为拍照或画像而〕摆好姿势: +for The winning team posed for photographs. 获胜队摆好姿势准备拍照。3 pose a questionformal to ask a difficult question【正式】提出问题: Her book poses several interesting questions about the relationship between mental and physical health. 她的书就精神健康和身体健康之间的关系提出了几个有趣的问题。pose as sbphr v to pretend to be someone else in order to deceive people 冒充〔某人〕: He obtained the drugs by posing as a doctor. 他冒充医生弄到了那些药。
pose2n 1 [C] the position in which someone stands or sits, especially in a photograph or painting〔尤指画像或拍照时摆的〕姿势: She stood in an aggressive pose with one hand on her hip. 她一只手叉腰﹐摆出一副挑衅的姿态站着。2 [singular 单数] when someone pretends to have a quality or opinion that they do not really have 做作﹐装腔作势的举止: He looked confident but she knew it was a pose. 他看起来自信﹐但她知道这只是装装样子而已。