pretences

英 [prɪˈtɛnsɪz]

美

n.  假象; 伪装; 虚伪的表现; 妄称; 自称; 标榜
pretence的复数

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 pretense


• N-VAR 假装；做作；矫饰
  Apretenceis an action or way of behaving that is intended to make people believe something that is not true.
  1. Welland made a pretence of writing a note in his pad...
     韦兰假装在便笺薄上做笔记。
  2. We have to go along with the pretence that things are getting better...
     我们只得一直假装情形在好转。
  3. The government abandoned any pretence of reform.
     政府不再装模作样地进行改革。
• PHRASE 以虚假的借口；以欺骗的手段
  If you do somethingunder false pretences, you do it when people do not know the truth about you and your intentions.
  1. I could not go on living with a man who had married me under false pretences...
     我再也不能和一个靠谎言骗我结婚的男人继续生活下去了。
  2. Conrad had been imprisoned for a year for gaining money by false pretences.
     康拉德因为诈骗钱财已经坐了一年的牢。

双语例句

• Conrad had been imprisoned for a year for gaining money by false pretences.
  康拉德因为诈骗钱财已经坐了一年的牢。
• He obtained money by false pretences.
  他用欺骗手段获取钱财。
• He extorted money from poor farmers under false pretences.
  他讹诈穷苦农民的钱财。
• If you're not going to offer me a job, then you've brought me here under false pretences.
  如果你不是要给我一项工作，那么你是骗我来到这里。
• With the development of market economy, crime of swindling by false pretences is frequent day, Its one that is practised the department by circle of theory and administration of justice day by day pays close attention to.
  随着市场经济的发展，招摇撞骗犯罪的日益频繁，严重损害了国家机关的威信，其日益受到理论界和司法实践部门的关注。
• One in three workers admit to taking time off under false pretences, according to research.
  一项研究表明：三分之一的员工承认请假时使用假借口。
• Baishi had no idea that the man got it on false pretences so he could sell fakes in Hong kong.
  他不知道有人骗去他的润格，到香港去卖假画。
• You've brought your old friends out here under false pretences.
  你用虚假的名义把你的那些狐朋狗党带到这里来。
• There are no pretences about him.
  他一点不虚伪。
• We have to drop our pretences and look squarely at schooling as it really is.
  我们必须抛开一切伪装，正视学校教育的真实情况。