sham Abraham

动词 v.
中文释义
美 /ʃæm ˈeɪ.bɹəˌhæm/|/ʃæm ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To pretend sickness or insanity. UK,idiomatic,obsolete
    — The boatswain found me, as he said, an obstinate fellow: he swore that I understood my business perfectly well, but that I shammed Abraham merely to be idle.

词形变化

shams Abraham present,singular,third-person shamming Abraham participle,present shammed Abraham participle,past shammed Abraham past sham Abram alternative

词源

First use appears c. 1752. From sham + Abraham man (“a beggar who pretends to be ill”)
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