feigning
v. 假装,伪装( feign的现在分词 ); 捏造(借口、理由等)
If someone feigns a particular feeling, attitude, or physical condition, they try to make other people think that they have it or are experiencing it, although this is not true.
One morning, I didn't want to go to school, and decided to feign illness...
有天早晨我不想上学,于是决定装病。
'Giles phoned this morning,' Mirella said with feigned indifference.
“贾尔斯今早来电话了,”米雷拉装作若无其事地说。
1. pretending with intention to deceive
2. the act of giving a false appearance;
He thumbed through a couple of pages, feigning just a slight interest.
他随手翻了几页,假装兴趣不大。
He boasts of dodging military service by feigning illness.
他炫耀自己通过装病来逃避服兵役。
She shrugged, feigning nonchalance.
她耸耸肩, 装出一副无所谓的样子.
The criminal tried to at a straw by feigning mental disorder.
罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草.
The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder.
罪犯装疯,企图抓住弌根救掵稻草.