We also use the expression " play possum" when feigning ignorance.

当假装无知时，也用“play possum”这个词。

For example, we play possum when we lie to avoid something unpleasant.

例如，当为了避免不愉快的事情而撒谎时，在" play possum" 。

We have another expression for this form of playing possum.

有个表达来形容这种形式的假装行为。

But we usually use " playing possum" in a lighthearted way.

但是通常以轻松的方式使用这个表达。

Or we can simply play possum when we want to hide away and avoid other people.

或者，当想躲起来避开他人时，可能只是在逃避。

And laying low Now, sometimes " playing possum" is the same as burying your head in the sand.

只是想躲藏起来有时候“playing possum”和“把头埋在沙子里（逃避现实）”是个意思。

The fact that possums are not playing or acting at all has not changed the way we use the expression " playing possum."

负鼠完全没有在表演装死的事实并没有改变使用“playing possum（装糊涂/装傻/装死/装睡）”这个表达。

It's basically the extreme version of playing possum.

这基本上是玩负鼠的极端版本​​。