pretence

英 /prɪˈtens/ 美 /ˈpriˌtɛns, prɪˈtɛns/
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中文释义

n.假装,作假,借口,口实,虚伪,虚饰

pretence的英语例句

  1. The government abandoned any pretence of reform.

    政府不再装模作样地进行改革。

  2. Under the pretence of lighting a candle, she evades him and disappears.

    她假装点蜡烛,避开他消失了。

  3. The playwright cocooned himself in a world of pretence.

    这个剧作家与世隔绝,生活在一个虚幻的世界里。