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单词 pretext
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pretextnoun [ C ]

uk/ˈpriː.tekst/us/ˈpriː.tekst/

a pretended reason for doing something that is used to hide the real reason:

The border dispute was used as a pretext for military intervention.
I called her on the pretext of needing more information.
He came round to see her on some flimsy (= obviously false) pretext.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Plotting & trapping

  • be in league with sb idiom
  • cahoots
  • catch sb out
  • chicanery
  • cloak-and-dagger
  • conspiratorial
  • conspire
  • entrap
  • entrapment
  • hatch
  • have a card up your sleeve idiom
  • plot
  • plotter
  • put-up job
  • scheme
  • set-up
  • snare
  • sting
  • stratagem
  • trap

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Cheating & tricking

pretextnoun [ C ]

us/ˈpri·tekst/

a pretended reason for doing something that is used to hide the real reason:

He called her on the pretext of needing help with his homework.
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