pretense

名词借口; 假装; （无事实根据的）要求; 自称

名词

1. 借口：pretender 冒牌者 | pretense 借口 | pretension 借口

2. 虚伪：pretend 假装 | pretense 虚伪 | pretty 漂亮

3. 借口,伪装：He pretends to be poor. 他装出一副可怜的样子. | pretense 借口,伪装 | He can't keep up the pretense any longer. 他再也伪装不下去了.

1. -> see pretence

1. Despite Japan's flourishing trade with Asia, analysts say Koizumi has abandoned all pretense at currying favor with the neighbors.

2. pretense是什么意思

2. Ah Ching was also confident of getting his green card via political asylum under the pretense of forced family planning back home.

3. If you want a pretense to whip a dog, say he ate the frying pan.

4. Investigators said the boys lured the girl to an empty shed on July 16 under the pretense of offering her gum.

5. pretense是什么意思

5. Their pretense was they were heading to Somalia with a payload of " khat, " a mild stimulant grown in Kenya and chewed by many Somalis.

6. It is clear that Yang Jiechi's painting metaphor must be appreciated in the context of the " perniciousness of transcendental pretense ".

7. " No one could bear the pretense of being above worldly considerations, " Zhang said.

8. He made no pretense to hide he was totally unimpressed with the iPad.

9. Sonic Youth began by abandoning any pretense of traditional rock & roll conventions.

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