我一直戴着墨镜，别人认为是做作。

I wore sunglasses all the time and people thought it was an affectation.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

凯一点也不做作。

Kay has no affectation at all.

《牛津词典》

他的文章流露出不讨好的做作风格。

His writings reveal an unattractive preciousness of style.

《牛津词典》

Complimented, my eye. She kissed me on my pure brow," and my darling emitted that new yelp of merriment which, perhaps in connection with her theatrical mannerisms, she had lately begun to affect."

是的，夸奖我的眼睛，她亲吻了我漂亮的眉毛“,我亲爱的洛丽塔发出了欢快的叫喊声，那也许和她戏剧性的行为方式有关，她随后开始变得做作起来“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

You will never hear him using technical jargon artificially imported into the science of politics or the study of politics from the outside.

你不会听到他使用技术行话,做作地从学科外引入,政治科学或政治研究。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

He says someone with a flair for cocktail party conversation, a witticism, would say this. He gives it to us, but he frames it as an affectation of style.

他说在一个鸡尾酒派对上交谈的调酒师，这是妙语，他给我们了，但是他将其用娇柔做作的风格包装起来。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选