pretense

英 [prɪˈtens]

美 [ˈpriːtens]

n.  借口；假装；伪称

复数：pretenses　

TOEFL

COCA.11459

柯林斯词典

• → see:pretence

英英释义

noun

• the act of giving a false appearance
  1. his conformity was only pretending
  Synonym:pretencepretendingsimulationfeigning
• an artful or simulated semblance
  1. under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
  Synonym:guisepretencepretext
• a false or unsupportable quality
  Synonym:pretensionpretence
• imaginative intellectual play
  Synonym:pretencemake-believe
• pretending with intention to deceive
  Synonym:pretencefeigningdissembling

双语例句

• They immediately burned all their bridges behind them and abandoned any pretense of making a peace with Chiang Kai-shek.
  他们立即表明决不妥协，而且抛弃了与蒋介石言和的一切伪装。
• Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing.
  建立在虚假的基础上；虚假的赞美。
• If thy pass for Christians they are guilty of obtaining respect under false pretense.
  如果他们作为基督徒而亡，他们就是空背了基督徒的名声犯了虚妄罪。
• 678. The senseless senator's pretense of consensus caused a sensation.
  678.愚蠢参议员的舆论借口引起了轰动。
• The pretense of a useless shell.
  一片无用的贝壳的伪装。
• But I made myself smile so I could GREet my little daughter with a Pretense of happiness.
  但我擦擦眼泪，强挤出笑容，要让自己在女儿面前露出喜悦之情。
• It is merely a pretense.
  这只是托词而已。
• It is man's pretense that because he has choice he is free.
  人类总是自欺地认为，因为它有选择，所以它是自由的。
• You will be more alluring to a date when you remove your mask and be yourself without the pretense.
  你将变得更具吸引力的日期当您删除您的面具，是自己没有的幌子。
• I was compelled to make a pretense of worshiping her God, which was her exaction for my keep.
  我就得被迫装着崇拜她的上帝，这是她为哺育我对我提出的要求。