pretense
借口
常用释义
英音[ prɪˈtens ]
美音[ ˈpriːtens ]
变形
复数:
pretenses
基本释义
- n. 假象，伪装；借口，托词；装扮游戏角色；自称，自诩；虚浮炫耀的语言（或行为）
考试频率
六级
考频：近五年出现1次
- n. 假象; 伪装
例句
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1·Dropping all pretense of reason, they began to bulldoze through the democratic reforms.他们抛开一切佯装的理性，开始胁迫进行民主改革。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·Altman strips away the pretense and mythology to expose the film industry as a business like any other.奥尔特曼揭穿伪装和神话，把电影业暴露成像其他任何行业一样。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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3·Altman strips away the pretense and mythology to expose the film industry as a business like any other, dedicated to the pursuit of profit.奥尔特曼揭去电影业的伪装和神话，揭示了其与任何行业一样追逐利润的本质。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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4·I could easily escape discomfort, temporarily, by answering email or browsing the web under the pretense of so-called "research".通过回复电子邮件或以所谓的“研究”为名浏览网页，我可以很容易地暂时摆脱掉不适感。
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5·Greeley provided a humorous description of himself, written under the pretense that it had been the work of his long-time adversary.格里利用幽默的话语对自己进行了描述，并假装这是他宿敌的作品。
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6·It is merely a pretense.这只是托词而已。来源: 《新英汉大辞典》
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7·The pretense of a useless shell.一片无用的贝壳的伪装。
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8·What you see is what you get, no pretense.你看到的东西是实实在在的，没有虚伪做作。
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9·I don't like your pretense since it's werid. save.我不喜欢你的装扮因为太古怪了。
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10·Time to throw all pretense aside, and just KILL YOU!是时候抛开所有借口，然后杀死你了！
同根词
词根：
pretend
pretend
adj
假装的
pretentious
adj
自命不凡的；炫耀的；做作的
pretended
adj
假装的；虚假的
pretension
n
自负；要求；主张；借口；骄傲
pretence
n
假装；借口；虚伪
pretended
v
假装（pretend的过去式和过去分词）；装扮
pretend
vi
假装；伪称
pretend
vt
假装；假扮；伪称