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单词

pretence

读音
ˈpriːtens
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释义

n. 假装;借口;虚伪 [ 复数 pretences ]

例句

She was unable to keep up the pretence that she loved him.
她无法继续假装爱他了。
He goes to the library and makes a pretence of reading some Thoreau.
他去图书馆假装读梭罗的书。
By the end of the evening she had abandoned all pretence of being interested.
到晚会结束时,她已将假装的兴趣抛得一干二净。

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