pass something off as something
phrasal verb with pass verb uk/pɑːs/ us/pæs/
拿…假冒，用…冒充
to pretend that something is a particular thing when it is not
The dealer was trying to pass off fakes as valuable antiques. 那个商人试图用假货冒充贵重的古董。
It's hard to believe anyone would try to pass this nonsense off as literature. 很难相信有什么人会试图把这种毫无意义的文章当作文学。