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  • pretexts

    英:[ˈpri:teksts]  

    pretexts 基本解释

    n.

    借口,托辞( pretext的名词复数 );

    双语释义

    n.(名词)[C]借口;托词 a reason given for an action in order to hide the real intention;excuse

    英英释义

    pretext[ 'pri:tekst ]

    n.something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

    同义词:stalking-horse

    an artful or simulated semblance

    同义词:guisepretensepretence

    pretexts 相关例句

    词组短语

    on the pretext of以...为借口

    find a pretext for为…找口实

    双语例句

    用作名词(n.)
    1. He stayed away under the pretext of ill health.
      他以身体不佳为借口而避开了。
    2. He refused to see them on one pretext or another.
      他以种种借口拒绝见他们。

    权威例句

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