He pretends to be very tough, but he's a man at bottom.

John only pretends to do his share of the work; he's just not playing the game.

约翰只是装成做他那份工作, 实际上并不真心好好干.

She pretends to like you, but talks about you behind your back.

她伪称喜欢你, 但在背后批评你.

There was not even a pretense of a free press, freedom of assembly or free speech.

甚至连表面的出版自由、集会自由和言论自由都没有.

The satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense.

讽刺文学对人类的各种虚伪行为进行了精妙的嘲讽.

U.S. policymakers longer make any pretense that the country's fiscal situation is anything but troubling.

美国决策者再也不能给国家令人不安的财政状况找借口了.

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

车窗是开着的,我面朝窗外,假装欣赏风景.

The act of inventing such a creation or pretense.

虚构作品或捏造借口的行为.

I spoke to you in cautious tones, you answered me with no pretense.

我小心翼翼地跟你谈话, 你用坦荡和真诚作答.

I have [ make ] no pretense to genius.

我不自命为天才.

You can't keep up the pretense any longer.

你无法继续伪装下去了.

The house was decorated without any pretense of showiness.

这房子的装饰一点不带显眼的虚饰.

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.