| 词汇 | pretext |
| 释义 | pretext 1 ENTRIES FOUND: pretext (noun) pretext /ˈpriːˌtɛkst/ noun plural pretexts pretext /ˈpriːˌtɛkst/ noun plural pretexts Learner's definition of PRETEXT [count] : a reason that you give to hide your real reason for doing something : pretense借口；托词 The leaders used a minor clash at the border as a pretext for war. [=as a reason/excuse for starting a war]领导者们利用边界上的小冲突作为托词发动战争。 She always managed to visit him on one pretext or another. [=she found various reasons to visit him]她总设法找出各种借口去拜访他。 She went back to her friend's house on/under the pretext that she had forgotten her purse.她借口落下了手提包，又返回到朋友家里。 |
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