artificial
adj. 人造的; 不自然的; 假的; 虚伪的; 不真实的; 添加非天然成分的
Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
...a wholefood diet free from artificial additives, colours and flavours...
不含人工添加剂、色素和香料的天然食品
The city is dotted with small lakes, natural and artificial...
这个城市小型湖泊星罗棋布,有天然的也有人工的。
An artificial state or situation exists only because someone has created it, and therefore often seems unnatural or unnecessary.
Even in the artificial environment of an office, our body rhythms continue to affect us...
即使是在办公室这样的非自然环境中,我们的人体生物钟依然影响着我们。
Removed from the artificial atmosphere of the fashion show, high-fashion clothes often look cheap and silly.
脱离了时装表演营造的氛围,非常时尚的时装看上去常常显得既廉价又可笑。
If you describe someone or their behaviour as artificial, you disapprove of them because they pretend to have attitudes and feelings which they do not really have.
The voice was patronizing and affected, the accent artificial.
声音拿腔拿调的,听上去矫揉造作。
If you say that food tastes or looks artificial, you do not like it because its taste or appearance does not seem genuine, and seems to be created by added substances.
The meat was chewy and the sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial.
肉嚼不烂,酱汁黏稠,味道也不自然。
...complaints that their tinned peas were an artificial shade of green.
对他们的听装豌豆添加人工合成绿色素的投诉
1. contrived by art rather than nature;
2. artificially formal;
3. not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
artificial, false, synthetic, man-made
这些形容词均有"人造的,非自然的"之意。
They tried artificial respiration but it was of no avail.
他们试做人工呼吸,可是无效.
An artificial language has no vitality.
人为的语言缺乏生命力.
Does artificial silk crease more easily than natural silk?
人造丝比天然丝更易起皱 吗 ?
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.
Their cheerfulness seemed rather strained and artificial.
他们的快乐表情看上去很勉强而做作.