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

• Bravadoa pretense of courage; a false show of bravery.
  故作勇敢；假装表现出勇敢。
• You will be more alluring to a date when you remove your mask and be yourself without the pretense.
  你将变得更具吸引力的日期当您删除您的面具，是自己没有的幌子。
• 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。
• 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。
• Absence of pretense or artificiality, full creative intent unforced.
  没有虚伪做作，充满无限的创造意图。
• Except for the felicitous pretense of deafness I had not tried to pretend anything.
  除了巧妙地假装耳聋之外，我一点也没有弄虚作假。
• Because of this, their fantasies can confidently be brought to life through fiction without any pretense or unnecessary apologies.
  所以，他们的幻想可以理直气壮地以虚拟的姿态现身，不需要任何借口或累赘的解释。
• 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。
• It is man's pretense that because he has choice he is free.
  人类总是自欺地认为，因为它有选择，所以它是自由的。