/ʃæm; ʃæm/
v (-mm-) [I, Tn] pretend (sth); feign 装作（某事物）; 假装
*He's only shamming. 他只是假装而已.
* sham illness, death, sleep 装病、装死、装睡
* sham dead, ie pretend to be dead 装死.

n (usu derog 通常作贬义)
1 [C]
(a) person who pretends to be what he is not 装成与自己实际情况不符的人
*She claims to know all about computers but really she's a sham. 她自称精通计算机, 其实她是假充内行.
(b) (usu sing 通常作单数) thing, feeling, etc that is not what sb pretends that it is 装出的事物、感情等
*His love was a sham; he only wanted her money. 他爱她是假的, 他只想要她的钱.
* Their marriage had become a complete sham. 他们的婚姻关系已虚有其表.
2 [U] pretence 假装
*What he says is all sham. 他说的都是假的.

adj [attrib 作定语] (usu derog 通常作贬义) pretended; not genuine 假装的; 假的
*sham piety, sympathy, anger, etc 假虔诚、同情、生气等
* sham jewellery 假珠宝.

Trusham is a small village in the Teign Valley just outside of Chudleigh between Newton Abbot and Exeter in Devon. It has one pub which claims to be the oldest in Devon named The Cridford Inn.