The house was decorated without any pretense of showiness.

They gave up the pretense of dancing, and her arms went around his neck.

他们放弃了假装跳舞, 她双臂抱住他的脖子.

An imaginative creation or a pretense that does not represent actuality but has been invented.

虚构的作品或托词,并不代表是真实的,而是被编造出来的.

The words spat forth with sudden savagery, all pretense of blandness gone.

奥格尔维突然粗鲁地冲口而出, 所有假装的和蔼态度全没有了.

He cheated me under ( the ) pretense of friendship.

他 假借 友谊欺骗我.

Pretense invariably impresses only the pretender.

弄虚作假欺骗不了真正的行家.

He made a pretense of affection [ of being affectionate ] .

他假装有 情.

Sir, look at this pretense of want of room.

先生, 瞧瞧这条缺少空间的借口吧.

He made a pretense of asking for my advice.

他装模作样地向我请教.

The window was open and I faced it, making a pretense of studying the landscape.

窗开着,我面对着她, 假装在研究地形.

What difference asas in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed?

那有什么妨碍 呢 ?无论如何, 或是假意,或是诚心, 终究是宣传了基督.

But I made myself smile so I could GREet my little daughter a Pretense of happiness.

但我擦擦眼泪,强挤出笑脸,要让自己在女儿面前露出喜悦之情.

Absence of pretense artificiality, full creative intent unforced.

没有虚伪做作,充满无限的创造意图.

It is merely a pretense.

这只是托词而已.

The senseless senator's pretense of consensus caused a sensation.

愚蠢参议员的与论借口引起了轰动.

But pretense may bring an annoyance to people.

但是,倘若故意装可爱就会让人生厌了.

He spoke without pretension.

他有话直说，不装相。

a building with no pretensions to architectural merit

没有刻意表现建筑特色的楼房

The raw materials and pretension method are improved.

对原材料和预张拉方法进行改进.

intellectual pretensions

装作有知识

The city has unrealistic pretensions to world-class status...

这个城市不切实际地标榜自己为国际都市。