pretext

pretext
/`pritєkst/
n.
A pretense or excuse; a false motive put forward to conceal the real one. 托辞；藉口；搪塞之词。

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pretext
/ˈpriːtekst/
n.
借口；托词
a pretext for doing sth 做某事的托词(或借口)
- They wanted a pretext for subduing the region by force. 他们想找借口用武力征服这个地区。
a pretext to do sth 做某事的借口
- They would now find some dubious pretext to restart the war. 他们现在会找个蹩脚的借口重新发动战争。
on the pretext of sth or under the pretext of sth 以…为借口
- He excused himself on the pretext of a stomach upset. 他假借肚子不舒服为由离席。
on the pretext of doing sth or under the pretext of doing sth 以做某事为借口
- I darted into the bedroom on the pretext of looking for a book. 我以找书为借口冲进了卧室。

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pretext
n. 借口，托辞；v. 借口
【根】text＝to weave（编织）

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pretext
n.（名词）
1. An ostensible or professed purpose; an excuse. 借口，托词：表面的目的；理由
2. An effort or a strategy intended to conceal something. 掩饰，装腔作势：要求掩盖的作法或手段
v.tr.（及物动词） pre.text.ed, pre.text.ing, pre.texts
To allege as an excuse. 借口：说成借口

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pretext
n. 借口；vt. 假托

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pretext
n. 借口

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pretext
n.
托辞；借口；伪装(→pretense)

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pretext
n.
借口; 托辞
- He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school. 他借口头疼而不去上学。

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pretext¹
(noun 名词)
藉口
SEE参阅excuse noun 名词.

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pretext¹
n.
借口, 托词
假象, 掩饰(for)
- He used his sore throat as a pretext for not going to school. 他以喉痛作为不去学校的借口。

pretext²
vt.
以...为借口, 假托
- pretext an early appointment in town next morning 以第二天早晨镇上有约会为借口
find a pretext for
为...找口实
make a pretext of
以...作口实
on some pretext or other
用某种借口
under[on, upon] the pretext of
以...为借口

英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典

pretext
n 借口
【記】pre前，text（n 課文）－提前想好的文章－借口

英语>繁体中文, GRE词汇精选

pretext
/ˈpriːtɛkst/
(pretexts)
可数名词 A pretext is a reason that you pretend has caused you to do something. 托词
- They wanted a pretext for subduing the region by force. 他们需要一个用武力征服那个地区的托词。

英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典