| 单词 | pretense |
| 释义 | pretensepretense /ˈpritɛns, prɪˈtɛns/ noun [singular, uncountable] 1an attempt to pretend that something is true: pretense that Whiting has abandoned the pretense that (=has stopped pretending that) she wrote the book alone. He made no pretense about his motives. Eric moved in with his girlfriend under the pretense of wanting to save money.2have/make no pretense to (doing) something formal to not claim that you have a particular quality, skill, etc.: He made no pretense to superiority. → see also under false pretenses at false (6) |
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