pretence GRE专八

make a pretence of affection

假装多情

he made an elaborate pretence of yawning.

他煞费苦心地假装打了一个哈欠。

he was quick to disclaim any pretence to superiority.

他急忙否认己以优越居。

The theory made the greatest pretence of having a scientific foundation.

那学说号称具有科学基础。

no pretence could have counterfeited such terror.

那样的恐惧是怎么也装出来的。

at Christmas, arguments and friction mock our pretence at peace.

圣诞节时争吵和摩擦使我们想佯装平安无事变得徒劳可笑。

She isn't really ill; it's only pretence.

"她并非真的有病,只是装出来的。"

he had clearly abandoned all pretence of trying to succeed.

他显然再假装为成功而努力了。

his anger is masked by a pretence that all is well.

他装作若无其事，掩饰了己的怒意。

he asked me questions without any pretence at politeness.

他气地问我各种问题。

He didn’t like the food, but he made a pretence of eating some of it as he was a guest.

他喜欢这道菜, 但因为他是人, 所以假装吃了一些。

The law does not allow of a captious and strained intendment， for such nice pretence of certainty confounds true and legal certainty.

法律中允许过度矫情和做作的表述，因为这种伪装的确定性会干扰真正的法律确定性。

The thieves got into the house under false pretences, by saying they had come to repair the water taps.

小偷们捏造口实,说是来修理水龙头的,藉以闯入住宅。