put on airs in speech; adopt an affected tone
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to put on an affected tone; to speak in a deliberate, unnatural manner
informalUsed to describe someone speaking with pretentious, exaggerated, or artificial tones to sound more sophisticated, authoritative, or different from their usual self. Often implies insincerity or affectation.
Bié别
gēn跟
wǒ我
ná拿
qiāng腔
ná拿
diào调
de的
，
hǎo好
hǎo好
shuō说
huà话
。
Don't put on that affected tone with me; speak properly.
Tā他
yī一
dāng当
shàng上
lǐng领
dǎo导
，
shuō说
huà话
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
ná拿
qiāng腔
ná拿
diào调
qǐ起
lái来
。
As soon as he became a leader, he started speaking in an affected manner.
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Nà那
ge个
yǎn演
yuán员
niàn念
tái台
cí词
shí时
ná拿
qiāng腔
ná拿
diào调
de的
，
ràng让
rén人
hěn很
bù不
shū舒
fu服
。
The actor delivered his lines in an affected tone, which was very off-putting.
Yǒu有
xiē些
rén人
jiē接
diàn电
huà话
shí时
huì会
bù不
zì自
jué觉
de地
ná拿
qiāng腔
ná拿
diào调
。
Some people unconsciously adopt an artificial tone when answering the phone.