She was unable to keep up the pretence that she loved him.

They are making a pretence of equity with serious faces, as players might.

他们板起面孔, 像演员一样,装出大公无私的样子.

His way of life is all pretence.

他的生活方式全是假装.

Isn't long enough for all that lying and pretence.

是不是足够长的一切撒谎和幌子.

We have to go along with the pretence that things are getting better...

我们只得一直假装情形在好转。

But then why persist with the pretence , particularly if it drains a company's efficiency?

此种做法已是妨碍了公司效率,又为什麽要自欺欺人?

Within thirty seconds any pretence was always unnecessary.

不消三十秒,所有借口全成了多余的废物.

I make no pretence to being an expert on the subject.

我不敢自诩为这方面的专家。

You shouldn't scold him on the slightest pretence.

你不应该以一点点借口就责骂他.

What about your not paying with a pretence of bad quality?

你们收到货后以质量为由不付款 怎么办 ?

Welland made a pretence of writing a note in his pad...

韦兰假装在便笺薄上做笔记。

I could not go on living with a man who had married me under false pretences...

我再也不能和一个靠谎言骗我结婚的男人继续生活下去了。

With one remark he had ripped away the mask of pretence which covered their activities.

他一针见血地揭穿了他们掩饰自己的伪装.

He made no pretence of great musical knowledge.

他未敢妄称音乐知识丰富。

She made no pretence , she was perfectly natural.

她一点不矫揉造作, 而是非常自然.

a woman with some pretence to beauty

自诩有几分姿色的女人

I'm tired of having to pretend all the time.

我讨厌老得装假。

Surely you do not pretend to intelligence!

你当然不会自以为聪明.

Let's pretend (that) we're astronauts.

咱们装扮成太空人吧。

I can't pretend to any great musical talent.

我不能妄称自己多有音乐天赋。

He's not asleep – he's just pretending.

他并没睡着,不过是装睡而已。