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

• The act of inventing such a creation or pretense.
  编造藉口、捏造罪名虚构作品或捏造借口的行为。
• A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display.
  故意的炫耀或者夸大言行。
• 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。
• He made no pretense of caring about our predicament.
  他并没有假装关心我们的困境。
• Absence of pretense or artificiality, full creative intent unforced.
  没有虚伪做作，充满无限的创造意图。
• The pretense of a useless shell.
  一片无用的贝壳的伪装。
• Effectively, you stop all pretense of caring what happens.
  可以这么说吧，你完全不去装做关心所发生的事情。
• Prejudice and contempt, cloaked in the pretense of religious or political conviction are no different.
  带着宗教或政治面具的偏见和轻蔑也都是一丘之貉。
• He made a pretense of asking for my advice.
  他装模作样地向我请教。
• 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。