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

• Can we convince God to somehow "Christianize" these customs and the whole pretense and lie of Christmas, so we can enjoy ourselves?
  我们能否说服上帝把圣诞节中这些习俗、所有借口和谎言“基督教义化”呢？所以我们可以享受这个节日吗？
• 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。
• The satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense.
  讽刺文学对人类的各种虚伪行为进行了精妙的嘲弄。
• I pretense to know what I don't know.
  我假装知道我不知道的东西。
• A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display.
  故意的炫耀或者夸大言行。
• He collected money under the pretense of patriotism.
  他假藉爱国募集金钱。
• 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。
• 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。
• Bravadoa pretense of courage; a false show of bravery.
  故作勇敢；假装表现出勇敢。