make as if

似乎要做某事
常用释义
做出似乎要做某事的样子:指表现出一种行为或态度,似乎要做某事,但实际上并不真正去做。

例句

1·There is no give and take, as the controller is uncomfortable and bossy if you want to make a choice about something.

那是不容商量的,因为如果你想对某件事做出选择,控制狂会不安且专横。

2·As a matter of fact, your gift would be appreciated all the more if you make it yourself.

事实上,如果你的礼物是自己亲手做的,会让人更加感激。

3·If you don't have cucumbers, get creative—other vegetables such as cauliflower, carrots, or zucchini will make just as wonderful pickles!

如果你没有黄瓜,发挥创意吧——其它蔬菜像花椰菜、胡萝卜或南瓜也一样可以做出极好的泡菜!

4·David made a gesture, spreading out his hands as if he were showing that he had no explanation to make.

大卫做了个手势,双手一摊,似乎表示他没有什么可解释的。

—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

5·As a candidate, you must make a good impression on everyone you meet if you want to win the election.

作为候选人,如果你想赢得选举,你必须给每个你遇到的人都留下好印象。

6·One also has to make the assumption that hands were stenciled palm downward—a left hand stenciled palm upward might of course look as if it were a right hand.

我们不得不做出一种假设:双手是手掌朝下被印刷出来的,而手掌朝上印刷出来的左手看起来必定会像一只右手。

7·When asked to make simple perceptual decisions such as matching a shape to its rotated image, for example, people often choose a definitively wrong answer if they see others doing the same.

例如,人们在被要求做出简单的感知决定,比如将一个形状与旋转后的图像进行匹配时,如果看到其他人做了一个绝对错误的选择,他们常常会跟着选错。

8·Experienced liars can make use of gestures to take you in; for instance, they often deliberately look at you straight in the eyes as if they were telling the truth.

经验丰富的骗子会装腔作势来欺骗你;例如,他们往往故意直视你的眼睛,就好像他们在说实话。

9·He says relaxing conditions at school make children feel as if they're at home.

他说,学校放松的环境让孩子们感觉就像在家里一样。

10·It sounds as if robots will make many people lose their jobs, but actually they can ease people's burden.

听起来好像机器人会让很多人失去工作,但实际上他们可以减轻人们的负担。