pose
verb uk/pəʊz/ us/poʊz/
(CAUSE)
C1 [ T ]造成，引起（尤指问题或困难）
to cause something, especially a problem or difficulty
Nuclear weapons pose a threat to everyone. 核武器对所有的人都构成了威胁。
The mountain terrain poses particular problems for civil engineers. 这种高山地势给土木工程师带来了特殊问题。
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- Drunken drivers pose a serious threat to other road users.
- The students were deported because they posed a threat to national security.
- The very high rate of inflation poses a serious problem for the government.
- The result of the vote poses a serious challenge to the government's credibility.
- Officials claim that the chemical leakage poses no real danger for surrounding residents.
(ASK)
C2 [ T ]（尤指在正式场合）提出（问题），质询
to ask a question, especially in a formal situation such as a meeting
Can we go back to the question that Helena posed earlier? 我们能否回到海伦娜早先提出的那个问题上去？
(POSITION)
C1 [ I ]摆好姿势（拍照）
to move into and stay in a particular position, in order to be photographed, painted, etc.
We all posed for our photographs next to the Statue of Liberty. 我们都在自由女神像边摆好了姿势拍照。
(PRETEND)
[ I ]假装，冒充;装腔作势
to pretend to be something that you are not or to have qualities that you do not have, in order to be admired or attract interest
He doesn't really know a thing about the theatre - he's just posing! 他其实对戏剧一无所知——他只是在装腔作势！
Phrasal verb
pose as someoneC2 假扮（某人），装成（某人）
If you pose as a particular person, you pretend to be that person in order to deceive people.
He's posing as her date, but he's really her bodyguard. 他扮作她的约会对象，但实际上是她的保镖。
pose
noun uk/pəʊz/ us/poʊz/
(POSITION)
[ C ]（为拍照、画像等摆出的）样子，姿势
a particular position in which a person stands, sits, etc. in order to be photographed, painted, etc.
He adopted/assumed/struck (= moved into) an elegant pose. 他摆出一副优雅的姿势。
(PRETENDING)
[ C usually singular ]装腔作势
an occasion when someone pretends to have qualities that they do not have
She likes to appear as if she knows all about the latest films and art exhibitions, but it's all a pose (= she's pretending and it's not true). 她喜欢摆出一副对最新电影和艺术展无所不知的样子，但不过是装腔作势而已。