名詞 pose:

1. affected manners intended to impress others
   同義詞：airs
2. a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
3. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
   同義詞：affectation, mannerism, affectedness

動詞 pose:

1. introduce
   同義詞：present
2. assume a posture as for artistic purposes
   同義詞：model, sit, posture
3. pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
   同義詞：impersonate, personate
4. behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
   同義詞：posture
5. put into a certain place or abstract location
   同義詞：put, set, place, position, lay
6. be a mystery or bewildering to
   同義詞：perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound

1. Stop posing and tell us what you really think.
   別裝蒜啦，告訴我們你的真實想法吧。
2. Heavy traffic poses a problem in many old towns.
   交通擁擠是許多舊城鎮(zhèn)的難題。
3. His concern for the poor is only a pose.
   他對窮人的關心只不過是做做樣子罷了。
4. The artist posed his model carefully.
   這個藝術家仔細地把他的模型放好。
5. Pollution poses a threat to the continued existence of this species.
   污染對這一物種的繼續(xù)生存造成了威脅。
6. He is always talking about his deep interest in literature, but it's just a pose.
   他經(jīng)常說他對文學有濃厚的興趣，其實這不過是附庸風雅而已。
7. All the subjects are well posed.
   所有的東西都擺好了位置。

pose

v.（動詞）
posed,pos.ing,pos.es
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To assume or hold a particular position or posture, as in sitting for a portrait.
擺姿勢：擺出特定的位置或姿勢，如為畫肖像而坐著
To affect a particular mental attitude.
裝腔作勢：擺出極為特別的態(tài)度
To represent oneself falsely; pretend to be other than what one is.
裝模做樣，自命…：虛假地表現(xiàn)自己；假裝成另外一副樣子
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To place (a model, for example) in a specific position.
使（如模特）擺好特定姿勢
To set forth in words; propound:
用言語宣布；提出：
例句：
pose a question.
提出問題

To put forward; present:
提出；陳述：
例句：
pose a threat.See Synonyms at propose
進行威脅參見 propose

n.（名詞）
A bodily attitude or position, especially one assumed for an artist or a photographer.See Synonyms at posture
姿勢：身體呈現(xiàn)的樣子或姿勢，尤指為畫家或攝影師而擺出者參見 posture
A studied attitude assumed for effect.See Synonyms at affectation
造作之態(tài)，裝腔作勢：為產(chǎn)生效果而故意裝出來的態(tài)度或姿態(tài)參見 affectation

來源：
Middle English posen [to place]
中古英語 posen [放置]
from Old French poser
源自 古法語 poser
from Vulgar Latin *paus3re
源自 俗拉丁語 *paus3re
from Late Latin paus3re [to rest]
源自 后期拉丁語 paus3re [休息]
from Latin pausa [pause] * see pause
源自 拉丁語 pausa [停止] *參見 pause

【引伸】
pos.able
adj.（形容詞）

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pose
pose 2

v.tr.（及物動詞）
posed,pos.ing,pos.es
To puzzle, confuse, or baffle.
使迷惑、使混亂或使疑惑

來源：
Short for appose [to examine closely] from Middle English apposen alteration of opposen * see oppose
appose的簡寫 [仔細檢查] 源自 中古英語 apposen opposen的變化 *參見 oppose
and from French poser [to assume (obsolete)] from Old French * see pose
并源自 法語 poser [承擔，擔任（廢語）] 源自 古法語 *參見 pose