pretensions

We abate something of the wanton extravagance of our pretensions.

我们把自己恣肆狂妄的心胸稍稍加以收敛.

Her wide-eyed innocence soon exposes the pretensions of the art world.

她的天真烂漫很快就暴露了艺术界的矫揉造作。

It throws shit on all pretensions and fictions.

它轻视一切伪装和虚构.

She is endearingly free of pretensions.

她丝毫不做作，很讨人喜爱。

Quite early in its career Buddhism came into conflict with the growing pretensions of the Brahmins.

佛教创立之初,很快就同婆罗门日益增长的矫饰自负发生了冲突.

The play mocks the pretensions of the new middle class.

这出戏讽刺了新中产阶级的装模作样。

I make no pretensions to expert Knowledge of financial matters.

我不自诩有金融方面的专门知识.

Its intellectual pretensions are based more on artistic manipulation than vision.

现代主义智力上的自负更多的是操纵艺术而不是以艺术的洞察力为基础.

And as far as the governing class made any pretensions to govern, they were ridiculous too.

自命有统治能力的统治阶级, 也可笑.

She makes no pretensions to beauty.

她不自诩为美人.

On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant of no great pretensions.

对街有一家不怎么堂煌的饭馆.

He has / makes no pretensions to being an expert on the subject.

他并不以这方面的专家自居.

His pretensions to judge upon such matters filled her with scorn.

他对这类事物装模作样的评判使她反感.

He makes no pretensions to skill.

他并不自以为有技能。

The city has unrealistic pretensions to world-class status.

这个城市不切实际地标榜自己为国际都市。