pretence
英 [prɪˈtens]
美 [ˈpriːtens]
[NOUN]
pretences
1. [C, U 有变体名词] 假装
A pretence is an action or way of behaving that is intended to make people believe something that is not true.
双语例句
例：He goes to the library and makes a pretence of reading some Thoreau.
他去图书馆假装读梭罗的书。
例：On the eighth day of questioning, she dropped the pretence that she was Japanese.
在审问的第8天，她不再假装她是日本人。
NOUN. 名词
false pretences
1. 欺骗
If you do something under false pretences, you do it when people do not know the truth about you and your intentions.
双语例句
例：This interview was conducted under false pretences.
这次采访是以欺骗手段进行的。
PHRASE. 习语
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