1. 人造的，人工的，假的　 made by humans, especially as a copy of sth natural
2. 虚假的，不真挚的，矫揉造作的　 lacking true feelings; insincere
3. 人为的；不自然的　 happening as a result of human action, not through a natural process

　～ emotion　假装的情感
　～ fertilizer　化肥
　～ fibres　人造纤维
　～ flowers　假花
　～ fur　人造毛皮
　～ hair　假发
　～ ice　人造冰
　～ intelligence　人工智能
　～ insemination　人工授精
　～ lake　人工湖
　～ leg　假腿
　～ light　人造光
　～ lighting　人工照明
　～ limb　假肢
　～ manners　做作的态度
　～ person　法人
　～ rainfall　人工降雨
　～ respiration　人工呼吸
　～ satellite　人造卫星
　～ silk　人造丝
　～ smile　假笑
　～ snow　人造雪
　～ sweetener　人造甜味剂
　～ teeth　假牙
　～ tone of voice　矫揉造作的声调
　～ earth satellite　人造地球卫星

　A lot of people use artificial sweeteners in their tea or coffee.　许多人在茶或咖啡中放进人造甜味剂。
　Artificial sweeteners are used in soft drinks.　软饮料中使用人造甜味剂。
　He was born with only one ear, but surgeons have fitted him with an artificial one made of silicon.　他生下来时只有一只耳朵，但医生为他装上了一只用硅橡胶制的人造耳。
　I don't like wearing clothes made of artificial fibres.　我不喜欢穿人造纤维的衣服。
　Our country launched certain artificial earth satellites in these years.　这几年我国发射了几颗人造卫星。
　Rescuers pulled the child from the river, and she was given artificial respiration.　抢救者把孩子从河里救上来，给她做人工呼吸。
　The growers use both natural and artificial light.　栽培者既用自然光也用人造光。
　The new dam will form a large artificial lake behind it.　新筑的水坝将会在后面形成一个人工湖。
　The product contains no artificial colours, flavours, or preservatives.　该产品不含人造色素、调料或防腐剂。
　These candies contain no artificial colours.　这些糖果不含任何人工色素。
　A job interview is a very artificial situation.　求职面试是一个相当不自然的场面。
　High import taxes give their homemade goods an artificial advantage in the market.　高进口税使他们本国的产品在市场取得人为的优势。
　Our new policies are designed to break down artificial barriers to women's advancement.　我们的新政策是要打破对女性晋升人为设置的障碍。
　The artificial scarcity of his product increases its value.　人为造成的缺货使得他的产品价格上涨。
　These results appear only in very artificial conditions.　这些结果只在高度人为的情况下出现。
　She laughed a bright artificial laugh.　她欢快而做作地大笑。
　She speaks with a very artificial accent.　她说话的语气非常做作。
　The artificial flowers are like real ones.　这些假花像真的一样。
　It makes me sick to think of his highly artificial manners.　一想起他那种矫揉造作的态度就令人讨厌。
　The film star flashed an artificial smile at the crowd.　这位影星抛给人群一个矫揉造作的微笑。
　They jump at the suggestion with artificial enthusiasm.　他们假装热情地欣然接受了这一建议。
　She welcomed me with an artificial smile.　她面带不自然的微笑向我表示欢迎。
　When nervous, he had an artificial laugh.　他一紧张，笑得就不自然。
　This lake is artificial.　这是个人工湖。
　Those precious stones are artificial.　那些宝石是人造的。
　Many citizens feel that the division of their country is artificial.　很多公民认为他们的国家是被人为地划分的。
　It sounds artificial.　这听起来很假。
　Her smile looks artificial.　她的微笑是假装出来的。
　Their cheerfulness seemed rather strained and artificial.　他们的快乐表情看上去很勉强而做作。
　To some people, the clarity CD sound seems artificial.　对一些人来说，激光唱片听起来似乎有些假。
　The Japanese have a rigid code of etiquette, which may seem artificial to foreigners.　日本人有一套严格的礼仪，这在外国人看来可能是矫揉造作的。

 ♣ artificial, counterfeit, fake, false, sham
　参见false条。

　［派生词］ artificially adv.假装地；做作地
　［同义词］ fake, false, man-made, unnatural
　［反义词］ genuine, real