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pretense n.借口；虚假；伪装；自吹；炫耀=pretence. (1) 你坦诚相见的回答了我。(2) 弄虚作假欺骗不了真正的行家。(3) 他假借友谊欺骗我。(4) 自称为伟大的会是拥有很多错误的有权势的人，他们支配着地上的所有阶级。 Pretense involves deceiving on purpose, and it's usually something you shouldn’t be proud of. Under the pretense of being a college student, you might sneak into a library restricted to enrolled students. That’s dishonest and deceitful. But pretense isn’t always bad. You might not want to hurt your mother’s feelings, so you make a pretense of loving her tuna casserole, even though you’re trying not to gag on it.

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英 [prɪ'tens] 美 ['priːtens] (1) You answered me with no pretense.(2) Pretense invariably impresses only the pretender.(3) He cheated me under the pretense of friendship.(4) The pretense of greatness will be the proof of it, and powerful men with many severe faults will rule over all the classes on earth. When you operate under a pretense, you're not being honest. You're pretending. If you say you're going to a party because you’re eager to see your friend, but really you're just interested in the birthday cake, you’re acting on pretense.

英语单词	pretense
英美音标	英 [prɪ'tens] 美 ['priːtens]
中文释义	n.借口；虚假；伪装；自吹；炫耀 =pretence.
英语例句	(1) You answered me with no pretense. (2) Pretense invariably impresses only the pretender. (3) He cheated me under the pretense of friendship. (4) The pretense of greatness will be the proof of it, and powerful men with many severe faults will rule over all the classes on earth.
中文例句	(1) 你坦诚相见的回答了我。 (2) 弄虚作假欺骗不了真正的行家。 (3) 他假借友谊欺骗我。 (4) 自称为伟大的会是拥有很多错误的有权势的人，他们支配着地上的所有阶级。
vocabulary简明	When you operate under a pretense, you're not being honest. You're pretending. If you say you're going to a party because you’re eager to see your friend, but really you're just interested in the birthday cake, you’re acting on pretense.
vocabulary扩展	Pretense involves deceiving on purpose, and it's usually something you shouldn’t be proud of. Under the pretense of being a college student, you might sneak into a library restricted to enrolled students. That’s dishonest and deceitful. But pretense isn’t always bad. You might not want to hurt your mother’s feelings, so you make a pretense of loving her tuna casserole, even though you’re trying not to gag on it.

Pretense You’re 英 Prɪ'Tens] 美 Priːtens N.借口；虚假；伪装；自吹；炫耀 =Pretence Answered