pretense是什么意思 pretense在线翻译 pretense什么意思 pretense的意思 pretense的翻译 pretense的解释 pretense的发音 pretense的同义词

名词借口; 假装; （无事实根据的）要求; 自称

1. Despite Japan's flourishing trade with Asia, analysts say Koizumi has abandoned all pretense at currying favor with the neighbors.

2. Ah Ching was also confident of getting his green card via political asylum under the pretense of forced family planning back home.

3. If you want a pretense to whip a dog, say he ate the frying pan.

4. Investigators said the boys lured the girl to an empty shed on July 16 under the pretense of offering her gum.

5. Their pretense was they were heading to Somalia with a payload of " khat, " a mild stimulant grown in Kenya and chewed by many Somalis.

6. It is clear that Yang Jiechi's painting metaphor must be appreciated in the context of the " perniciousness of transcendental pretense ".

7. " No one could bear the pretense of being above worldly considerations, " Zhang said.

8. He made no pretense to hide he was totally unimpressed with the iPad.

9. Sonic Youth began by abandoning any pretense of traditional rock & roll conventions.