单词 | pretence |
释义 | pretencepretencespretencepretence British English, pretensepretensespretense American English /prɪˈtens $ ˈpriːtens/ noun [countable usually singular, uncountable] when you pretend that something is true: We had to keep up the pretence that we were married.havebemarry 我们只得继续假装我们是夫妻了。She made no pretence of being surprised (=she did not pretend to be surprised).makebesurprise她没有假装惊讶。Phrasesunder false pretences if you do something under false pretences, you do it by telling people things that are not true: You brought me here under false pretences.bringpretence你用借口把我骗到了这里。 |
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