英语词汇pretence的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

pretence BrE pretense AmE /prɪˈtens $ ˈpriːtens/ noun a way of behaving which is intended to make people believe something that is not trueadjectivesan elaborate pretence (=carefully planned and carried out) He made an elaborate pretence of yawning and said he was going to bed.an absurd pretence Why do we keep up this absurd pretence?verbsmake no pretence I made no pretence of having any great musical knowledge.make a pretence Steve made a vague pretence at being interested.keep up/maintain a pretence She kept up the pretence that her husband had died in order to claim the insurance money.abandon/give up/drop a pretence Maria had abandoned any pretence of believing what he said.prepositionsa pretence of/at sth No one was deceived by his pretence at being busy.phrasesunder the pretence of doing sth He stole her money under the pretence of helping her to invest it.

词组	pretence
释义	pretence BrE pretense AmE /prɪˈtens $ ˈpriːtens/ noun a way of behaving which is intended to make people believe something that is not trueadjectivesan elaborate pretence (=carefully planned and carried out) He made an elaborate pretence of yawning and said he was going to bed.an absurd pretence Why do we keep up this absurd pretence?verbsmake no pretence I made no pretence of having any great musical knowledge.make a pretence Steve made a vague pretence at being interested.keep up/maintain a pretence She kept up the pretence that her husband had died in order to claim the insurance money.abandon/give up/drop a pretence Maria had abandoned any pretence of believing what he said.prepositionsa pretence of/at sth No one was deceived by his pretence at being busy.phrasesunder the pretence of doing sth He stole her money under the pretence of helping her to invest it.
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