pretenses

英 [prɪˈtɛnsɪz]

美 [priˈtɛnsɪz]

n.  借口；假装；伪称
pretense的复数

双语例句

• You lured me here under false pretenses.
  你用藉口把我骗到这里来。
• They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism.
  他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。
• And false pretenses became a way of life.
  虚假借口则成了生活的一部分。
• Neither predatory lending nor the selling of mortgages on false pretenses caused the crisis.
  引起危机的根源即不是掠夺性借贷，也不是在虚假的前提下销售抵押产品。
• In this version, the group is invited, under false pretenses, to an isolated hotel in the Iranian desert.
  在这个影片当中，一群朋友被邀请到一个在伊朗沙漠中的一间孤立的旅馆。
• The money was obtained under false pretenses.
  这笔钱是用欺诈手段获得的。
• We are not deceived by their pretenses to piety.
  我们不会被他们伪装的虔诚所欺骗。
• Ben: I swear I didn't lure you here under false pretenses.
  那好吧，等你找到了再给我打电话。
• She accused him of fraud and invoked an Indian law that considers sex obtained under false pretenses, such as a marriage promise, as rape.
  她指控穆罕先生欺诈、犯了一项有关“以欺骗（如承诺婚姻等）实施的性行为被视为强奸”的印度法律。
• If we trust each other, we are willing to be open to each other and can shed masks and pretenses and reveal our true selves.
  如果我们彼此信任，我们就愿意敞开心扉，摘下面具，去掉伪装，显示我们真实的自我。