pretense

US [prɪˈtens]
UK [prɪˈtens]
  • n.〈美〉同“pretence”
  • Web借口；伪装；假装
Plural Form：pretenses  

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pretense
— see also
pretence

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,借口借口,伪装伪装,假装假装
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
"Yes, " she said, and she began to giggle again, sheepishly, and with a pretense of being coy.
“是埃”说着她又傻笑开了，很忸怩，作出一副害羞的样子。
" shì āi " shuō zhe tā yòu shǎ xiào kāi le , hěn niǔ ní , zuò chū yī fù hài xiū de yàng zǐ 。
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2.
Filmmaker: And giving up the pretense to objectivity must be part of that sense of freedom.
电影人：那么，抛开客观的伪装肯定也是这种自由感中的一部分。
diàn yǐng rén : nà me , pāo kāi kè guān de wěi zhuāng kěn dìng yě shì zhè zhǒng zì yóu gǎn zhōng de yí bù fen 。
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3.
The collapse of Fannie and Freddie took with it the pretense that the government could do so at no risk to taxpayers, he said.
他说：随着弗雷德马克和范妮梅公司的倒闭，政府说可以做到消除纳税人风险的谎言也随之破产。
tā shuō : suí zhe fú léi dé mǎ kè hé fàn nī méi gōng sī de dǎo bì , zhèng fǔ shuō kě yǐ zuò dào xiāo chú nà shuì rén fēng xiǎn de huǎng yán yě suí zhī pò chǎn 。
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4.
so, it is not necessary to worry about this. complaining is a pretense of the failure.
所以，没有必要担心这样的事情。抱怨社会分配不公平，这是失败人的借口。
suǒ yǐ , méi yǒu bì yào dān xīn zhè yàng de shì qíng 。 bào yuàn shè huì fēn pèi bù gōng píng , zhè shì shī bài rén de jiè kǒu 。
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5.
But last week's message said the South may use the Cheonan incident as a pretense for war, Hyun said.
但HyunIn-hye说，上周的指令称，韩国可能会以“天安”号事件为借口挑起战争。
dàn HyunIn-hye shuō , shàng zhōu de zhǐ lìng chēng , hán guó kě néng huì yǐ " tiān ān " hào shì jiàn wèi jiè kǒu tiǎo qǐ zhàn zhēng 。
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6.
It would be unkind to say that Taft took the presidency under false pretense .
要说塔夫脱是靠说假话取得总统职位，未免刻薄。
yào shuō tǎ fū tuō shì kào shuō jiǎ huà qǔ de zǒng tǒng zhí wèi , wèi miǎn kè bó 。
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7.
He said what was true, without any pretense, no matter what the consequences.
不论什么后果，他都说实话不做作。
bú lùn shén me hòu guǒ , tā dōu shuō shí huà bù zuò zuo 。
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8.
But under all of his fancy pretense and expensive garb, he was just a big fat slob.
但是在他所有表面的炫耀与昂贵的服装下，他只是一个又大又胖的粗俗汉。
dàn shì zài tā suǒ yǒu biǎo miàn de xuàn yào yǔ áng guì de fú zhuāng xià , tā zhǐ shì yī gè yòu dà yòu pàng de cū sú hàn 。
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9.
Yet, in most cases, those giving out grant money want at least the pretense of a long-term research plan.
但是，很多时候，那些掏钱的，总是希望至少能够看到一个长期的研究计划。
dàn shì , hěn duō shí hou , nà xiē tāo qián de , zǒng shì xī wàng zhì shǎo néng gòu kàn dào yī gè cháng qī de yán jiū jì huà 。
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10.
It needed to be fully itself, with no pretense or gesture of compromise toward the natural predilections of the male libido.
它需要有完全的自我存在性，不沾染一丝向自然男性欲望的偏爱相与妥协的做作或姿态。
tā xū yào yǒu wán quán de zì wǒ cún zài xìng , bù zhān rǎn yī sī xiàng zì rán nán xìng yù wàng de piān ài xiāng yǔ tuǒ xié de zuò zuo huò zī tài 。
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