1. vt.伪造，篡改，对…做手脚　change (sth) so that it falsely appears better, more valuable, etc.
2. vt.仿造　copy (sth) so as to deceive
3. vt. & vi.假装　pretend

　～ illness　装病
　～ signature　仿造签名
　～ the result　篡改结果
　～ out　欺骗
　～ up　捏造

　I thought he was really hurt but he was faking.　我原以为他真的受伤了，不料他只是在装样子而已。
　He faked the results of the experiment to prove his theory.　他篡改了实验结果以证明他的理论。
　He faked my signature.　他伪造我的签字。
　She faked illness so that she did not have to go to school.　她装病，这样就可以不去上学了。
　The boy's whole story had been faked.　这男孩的话全是编造的。

 ♣ fake out　(v.+adv.)
　捉弄，欺骗　deceive sb, as by a trick
　You could try to fake out the teacher by handing in your book as though you'd done the work.　你不妨捉弄一下老师，就像你已完成作业那样把本子交给他。
 ♣ fake up　(v.+adv.)
　伪造，捏造　invent sth false; pretend that sth is real
　You can easily fake up an excuse to avoid going out with him.　你可以很容易地编造一个借口而不与他一同外出。
　There wasn't a word of truth in what he said; the whole story had been faked up.　他没有一句真话，全是捏造出来的。

C 骗子；赝品a person or thing that is not what he, she or it looks like

　He looked like a doctor but he was really a fake.　他看上去像个医生，但实际上是个骗子。
　We thought it was a genuine antique, but it turned out to be a fake.　我们以为这是真古董，结果只是一件赝品。

　fake　还可用作形容词，意为“假的，冒充的”。例如：
　These are fake diamonds.　这些是假钻石。

　［词源］希腊语fegen（劫人钱包）