She said she was really pleased to see us, but I could tell it was just a pretence. 她说她真的很高兴见到我们，但是我看得出来那只不过是做个样子。

+of Harper was convicted without even the pretence of a proper trial. 连做做正规审判的样子都没有，哈珀就被判有罪。

Yeltsin, now seriously ill, had given up any pretence of being in charge. 现在病得很重的叶利钦，已经不再装出大权在握的样子了。

make a pretence of Alex made no pretence of hiding her disappointment. 亚力克斯毫不掩饰她的失望。