pretext 详细解释

pretext

['pri:tekst]

n. 借口

n.[C]

借口; 托辞

John left early under the pretext of illness.

今天约翰以生病为藉口, 提早离开了。

The little boy tried very hard to find a pretext for not doing his homework.

这小男孩竭力想找个不做作业的藉口。

词形变化

动词过去式: pretexted | 动词过去分词: pretexted | 动词现在分词: pretexting | 动词第三人称单数: pretexts |

词义辨析

同义:

n.藉口; 欺骗

pretense  excuse  cover  sham  

同义参见:

color  alibi  out  profession  

英英释义

名词 pretext:

something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

同义词：stalking-horse

an artful or simulated semblance

同义词：guise, pretense, pretence

补充

pretextpretext英:[ˈpri:tekst] 美:[ˈpriˌtɛkst]n.1.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。

例句

1. 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。 2. 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。 3. He excused himself on the pretext of a stomach upset.他假借肚子不舒服为由离席。 4. 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。 5. He pretexted an early engagement in town the next morning.他借口明天早晨在城里有约会。 6. the rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move.反叛者有最堂皇的借口采取行动。 7. he called round on the pretext of asking after her mother.他以问候她母亲为借口前来拜访。 8. The leaders used a minor clash at the border as a pretext for war. [=as a reason/excuse for starting a war]领导者们利用边界上的小冲突作为托词发动战争。 9. She always managed to visit him on one pretext or another. [=she found various reasons to visit him]她总设法找出各种借口去拜访他。 10. She went back to her friend's house on/under the pretext that she had forgotten her purse.她借口落下了手提包，又返回到朋友家里。

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