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单词 pretence
释义 pre·tence (BrE) (NAmE pre·tense) BrE /prɪˈtens/NAmE /ˈpriːtens/ noun [U, sing.] the act of behaving in a particular way, in order to make other people believe sth that is not true 假象;伪装;虚伪的表现Their friendliness was only pretence. 他们的友善态度只不过是装出来的。~ of doing sthBy the end of the evening she had abandoned all pretence of being interested. 到晚会结束时,她已将假装的兴趣抛得一干二净。~ of sthHe made no pretence of great musical knowledge. 他未敢妄称音乐知识丰富。~ that…She was unable to keep up the pretence that she loved him. 她无法继续假装爱他了。 [U, C, usually sing.] (formal or literary) a claim that you have a particular quality or skill 妄称;自称;标榜~ (to sth) a woman with some pretence to beauty 自诩有几分姿色的女人~ (to doing sth) I make no pretence to being an expert on the subject. 我不敢自诩为这方面的专家。by/under/on false preˈtencesby pretending to be sth that you are not, in order to gain some advantage for yourself 靠欺诈手段;以虚假的借口She was accused of obtaining money under false pretences. 她被控诈骗钱财。
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