pretence

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英[pr??tens]
美[?pri?t?ns, pr??t?ns]

基本釋義

n.
假裝,作假; 借口,口實(shí); 虛偽; 虛飾

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

Their friendliness was only pretence.

他們的友善態(tài)度只不過(guò)是裝出來(lái)的。

牛津詞典

By the end of the evening she had abandoned all pretence of being interested.

到晚會(huì)結(jié)束時(shí),她已將假裝的興趣拋得一干二凈。

牛津詞典

He made no pretence of great musical knowledge.

他未敢妄稱(chēng)音樂(lè)知識(shí)豐富。

牛津詞典

She was unable to keep up the pretence that she loved him.

她無(wú)法繼續(xù)假裝愛(ài)他了。

牛津詞典

a woman with some pretence to beauty

自詡有幾分姿色的女人

牛津詞典

I make no pretence to being an expert on the subject.

我不敢自詡為這方面的專(zhuān)家。

牛津詞典

Welland made a pretence of writing a note in his pad...

韋蘭假裝在便箋薄上做筆記。

We have to go along with the pretence that things are getting better...

我們只得一直假裝情形在好轉(zhuǎn)。

I could not go on living with a man who had married me under false pretences...

我再也不能和一個(gè)靠謊言騙我結(jié)婚的男人繼續(xù)生活下去了。

Conrad had been imprisoned for a year for gaining money by false pretences.

康拉德因?yàn)樵p騙錢(qián)財(cái)已經(jīng)坐了一年的牢。

You shouldn't scold him on the slightest pretence.

你不應(yīng)該以一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)借口就責(zé)罵他.

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

Julie made a pretence to feel for the key.

她說(shuō)道.

期刊摘選

He didn't like the food, but he made a pretence of eating some of it as he was a guest.

他不喜歡這道菜, 但因?yàn)樗强腿?所以假裝吃了一些.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

But then why persist with the pretence , particularly if it drains a company's efficiency?

此種做法已是妨礙了公司效率,又為什麼要自欺欺人?

期刊摘選

She made no pretence , she was perfectly natural.

她一點(diǎn)不矯揉造作, 而是非常自然.

期刊摘選

What about your not paying with a pretence of bad quality?

你們收到貨后以質(zhì)量為由不付款 怎么辦 ?

期刊摘選

Billy made a pretence to be ill.

比利裝病.

期刊摘選

With one remark he had ripped away the mask of pretence which covered their activities.

他一針見(jiàn)血地揭穿了他們掩飾自己的偽裝.

期刊摘選

His religion was a mere pretence.

他信教純屬假充樣子.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

Isn't long enough for all that lying and pretence.

是不是足夠長(zhǎng)的一切撒謊和幌子.

期刊摘選

There is no pretence that qualifying was a success.

這個(gè)排位一點(diǎn)也不成功.

期刊摘選

The theory made the greatest pretence of having a scientific foundation.

那學(xué)說(shuō)號(hào)稱(chēng)最具有科學(xué)基礎(chǔ).

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

He wished to be relieved of his post on the pretence of ill health.

他想托病辭職.

辭典例句

The family depended on his ability to wangle a few dollars occasionally . With this money, they would eat well and dress well for a while , making a pretence of affluence.

一家人全靠他在外面訛個(gè)錢(qián),詐個(gè)財(cái), 吃點(diǎn)好的,穿點(diǎn)好的, 裝門(mén)面.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

His way of life is all pretence.

他的生活方式全是假裝.

期刊摘選

Which devour widows'houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.

他們侵吞寡婦的家產(chǎn) 、 假意作很長(zhǎng)的禱告.這些人要受更重的刑罰.

期刊摘選

They are making a pretence of equity with serious faces, as players might.

他們板起面孔, 像演員一樣,裝出大公無(wú)私的樣子.

辭典例句

Within thirty seconds any pretence was always unnecessary.

不消三十秒,所有借口全成了多余的廢物.

英漢文學(xué)

Arthur believed that this was just a pretence.

阿瑟認(rèn)為這僅僅是一種掩飾.

辭典例句

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. a false or unsupportable quality

  • 2. an artful or simulated semblance;

    "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

  • 3. pretending with intention to deceive

  • 4. imaginative intellectual play

  • 5. the act of giving a false appearance;

    "his conformity was only pretending"

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