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 |
详细释义:
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。