装腔作势

He had been railed against by them as a prig and a poseur.

他们责骂他是一个沾沾、腔作势的人。

I hate to see posers showing off.

我最恨看腔作势的人卖弄。

She always puts on a posh voice to talk to the vicar.

她总是腔作势,用一种优雅的嗓音跟教区牧师讲话。

The actor, striking an attitude, began to quote Shakespeare.

这位演员腔作势开始引用莎士比亚的原文。

The affectations in the way she speaks annoyed me.

她说话时腔作势的样子惹我恼火。

She is always posing.

她总是腔作势。

It is pretended, that I am retarding the cause of emancipation, by the coarseness of my invective, and the precipitancy of my measures.

有人说，我采取粗俗漫骂的言辞和烈的手段，在这场解放事业中不过是腔作势而已。