pretenses

英 [prɪˈtɛnsɪz]

美 [priˈtɛnsɪz]

n.  借口；假装；伪称
pretense的复数

双语例句

• It soon becomes apparent that not only is Annie too poor to keep up pretenses, she's so depressed it's impossible to get into the mood, especially with Helen jabbing at her along the way.
  一切很快变得明朗起来，安妮经济条件实在太差，根本没法再伪装下去；而且她那么抑郁，压根儿就进入不了状态，特别是这一路走来还有一个海伦对她指指点点。
• We are not deceived by their pretenses to piety.
  我们不会被他们伪装的虔诚所欺骗。
• She accused him of fraud and invoked an Indian law that considers sex obtained under false pretenses, such as a marriage promise, as rape.
  她指控穆罕先生欺诈、犯了一项有关“以欺骗（如承诺婚姻等）实施的性行为被视为强奸”的印度法律。
• The money was obtained under false pretenses.
  这笔钱是用欺诈手段获得的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• What makes me most happy is what comes from within myself or simply being me without false pretenses.
  真正让我开心是内心存在的一些东西或者是简简单单做自己毫不伪装。
• And false pretenses became a way of life.
  虚假借口则成了生活的一部分。
• Neither predatory lending nor the selling of mortgages on false pretenses caused the crisis.
  引起危机的根源即不是掠夺性借贷，也不是在虚假的前提下销售抵押产品。