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

• 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。
• A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display.
  故意的炫耀或者夸大言行。
• I make no pretense that I can predict how long it will take for the apple to fall.
  我并不是说我能预测，苹果掉落的时间。
• Please note that there are also risks of dealing with foreign nationals, underage persons or people acting under false pretense.
  请注意也有可能与外国人、未成年人或者伪装之人进行交易的风险。
• It is merely a pretense.
  这只是托词而已。
• The pretense of a useless shell.
  一片无用的贝壳的伪装。
• But we're just living in the pretense of a marriage, responsibility.
  但现在我们只是假装维系着婚姻，责任。
• He made no pretense of caring about our predicament.
  他并没有假装关心我们的困境。
• 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。
• It seems likely that, sooner or later, Google will have to drop the pretense.
  看起来，谷歌早晚会要卸下伪装。