pretenses

英 [prɪˈtɛnsɪz]

美 [priˈtɛnsɪz]

n.  借口；假装；伪称
pretense的复数

双语例句

• They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism.
  他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。
• Several characters are spies, traveling under false names and pretenses.
  许多角色都是间谍，在假名和虚伪包装下旅行。
• Neither predatory lending nor the selling of mortgages on false pretenses caused the crisis.
  引起危机的根源即不是掠夺性借贷，也不是在虚假的前提下销售抵押产品。
• You lured me here under false pretenses.
  你用藉口把我骗到这里来。
• Forging, altering, using under false pretenses, transferring, purchasing or selling visa or certificate;
  伪造、涂改、冒用、转让、买卖签证、证件的；
• You obtained this job under false pretenses.
  你是靠欺诈得到了这份工作的。
• Until these qualities of truth and courage are generated, we will be vulnerable to our own pretenses and fabrications.
  在我们生起这些真实和勇气的特质之前，我们仍然容易受害于我们自己的虚伪和造作。
• If we trust each other, we are willing to be open to each other and can shed masks and pretenses and reveal our true selves.
  如果我们彼此信任，我们就愿意敞开心扉，摘下面具，去掉伪装，显示我们真实的自我。
• Mr Feng filed for divorce saying his wife had deceived him and convinced him to marry her under false pretenses.
  冯先生向法院申请离婚，认为妻子深深欺骗了他，用虚假的容貌骗其与之结婚。
• For some time I've been intending to tell you to stop your elaborate pretenses and drink openly if you want to.
  有个时候我一直想告诉你不用千方百计地掩饰了，要喝就公开喝吧。