pretext

pretext

['pri:tekst]

n. 借口

例句与用法：

On the pretext of asking for my advice, he called and borrowed￡10 from me.

他以向我讨教为借口，上门找我借了十英镑。

He came to see me on the pretext of asking my advice.

他以请我指教为借口来看我。

We'll have to find a pretext for not going to the party.

我们得找个借口不去参加聚会。

词形变化：

动词过去式: pretexted | 动词过去分词: pretexted | 动词现在分词: pretexting | 动词第三人称单数: pretexts |

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n.[C]

借口; 托辞

John left early under the pretext of illness.

今天约翰以生病为藉口, 提早离开了。

The little boy tried very hard to find a pretext for not doing his homework.

这小男孩竭力想找个不做作业的藉口。