1. Are these real diamonds or only sham? 这些是真的钻石还是膺品？
2. That company is a sham. They promise to help you , but they only steal your money. 那家公司是冒牌的。他们承诺会帮助你，可事实上，他们只会赚你的钱。
3. That's an old sham, thousands of such tricks are put upon the poor women every day. 这是一个老把戏，天天有成千成万的人拿这种诡计来欺骗可怜的女人。
英英解释
n.
1. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses v.
1. make a pretence of
2. make believe with the intent to deceive adj.
1. adopted in order to deceive
