put on airs; behave in an affected manner
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to assume affected manners; to put on airs; to behave in a hypocritical or artificial way
derogatoryUsed to criticize someone who pretends to be virtuous, modest, or innocent. The term carries a strong negative connotation of falseness and hypocrisy.
Tā她
míng明
míng明
hěn很
xiǎng想
cān参
jiā加
，
què却
xīng惺
xīng惺
zuò作
tài态
de地
tuī推
cí辞
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
cì次
。
She clearly wanted to participate, yet she put on airs and declined several times.
Bié别
zài在
wǒ我
miàn面
qián前
xīng惺
xīng惺
zuò作
tài态
le了
，
wǒ我
zhī知
dào道
nǐ你
xīn心
lǐ里
dǎ打
de得
shén什
me么
zhǔ主
yi意
。
Don't put on an act in front of me; I know what you're scheming.
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Tā他
nà那
fù副
xīng惺
xīng惺
zuò作
tài态
de的
yàng样
zi子
zhēn真
ràng让
rén人
shòu受
bù不
liǎo了
。
His affected mannerisms are truly unbearable.