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pretextpretextD.J.:[ˈpri:tekst]K.K.:[ˈpriˌtɛkst]n.1.■借口; 托辞He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school.他借口头疼而不去上学。

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pretext['pri:tekst]n.1.■借口；托词2.■掩盖；掩饰3.■(掩盖真实意图的)惑人外表(或行为)vt.1.■以…为借口；假托：He pretexted an early engagement in town the next morning.他借口明天早晨在城里有约会。find a pretext for为…找口实make a pretext of以…作口实on some pretext or other用某种借口on (或under,upon) the pretext of以…为借口，托词变形vt.

pretextpretext[ˈpri:tekst]n.1.■借口, 托词2.■假象, 掩饰(for)He used his sore throat as a pretext for not going to school.他以喉痛作为不去学校的借口。

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词性变化pretext[ˈpri:tekst]vt.1.■[priˈtekst] 以...为借口, 假托pretext an early appointment in town next morning以第二天早晨镇上有约会为借口