pretenses

英 [prɪˈtɛnsɪz]

美 [priˈtɛnsɪz]

n.  借口；假装；伪称
pretense的复数

双语例句

• And false pretenses became a way of life.
  虚假借口则成了生活的一部分。
• Until these qualities of truth and courage are generated, we will be vulnerable to our own pretenses and fabrications.
  在我们生起这些真实和勇气的特质之前，我们仍然容易受害于我们自己的虚伪和造作。
• Several characters are spies, traveling under false names and pretenses.
  许多角色都是间谍，在假名和虚伪包装下旅行。
• Once, Goering had Heydrich detained by the police on false pretenses, so that he could get the chair by the window.
  有一次，戈林让警察找借口拘留了海德里希，以便他能占住靠窗的理发椅。
• You lured me here under false pretenses.
  你用藉口把我骗到这里来。
• You obtained this job under false pretenses.
  你是靠欺诈得到了这份工作的。
• Most of the Filipinos come to the city under false pretenses of teaching or touring, the newspaper said.
  报道称大部分菲律宾人以假装教学或旅游为由来此。
• Mr Feng filed for divorce saying his wife had deceived him and convinced him to marry her under false pretenses.
  冯先生向法院申请离婚，认为妻子深深欺骗了他，用虚假的容貌骗其与之结婚。
• If we trust each other, we are willing to be open to each other and can shed masks and pretenses and reveal our true selves.
  如果我们彼此信任，我们就愿意敞开心扉，摘下面具，去掉伪装，显示我们真实的自我。
• Ben: I swear I didn't lure you here under false pretenses.
  那好吧，等你找到了再给我打电话。