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pretence

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(BrE) (NAmE pretense) ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRETENCE/PRETENSE | PRETENCE/PRETENSE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEelaborate煞費苦心的裝腔作勢It was all an elaborate pretence.這全是裝腔作勢。flimsy, slight不堪一擊的/微不足道的掩飾There is not even the slightest pretence of trying to make it realistic.甚至絲毫沒有設法做些掩飾使之看上去真實。VERB + PRETENCE/PRETENSEkeep up, maintain, sustain (BrE) 繼續裝模作樣I don't know how long I can keep up this pretence of happiness.我不知道自己裝幸福還能像這樣裝多久。abandon, drop, give up不再假裝;停止裝模作樣PRETENCE/PRETENSE + VERBbe over不用再假裝Now that the pretence was over, he could tell them what he really thought.既然不用假裝了,他可以告訴他們自己的真實想法了。PREPOSITIONunder the pretence of以⋯為藉口He tried to get close to her under the pretence of examining the pictures on the wall.他藉口仔細看牆上的畫,試圖接近她。pretence at假裝⋯的企圖His pretence at friendliness fooled no one.他的故作友好騙不了大家。pretence of⋯的偽裝He was hanged without even the pretence of a proper trial.連裝模作樣的審判一下都沒有,他就被處以絞刑。PHRASESabandon all pretence, abandon any pretence放棄所有幌子/任何幌子She abandoned all pretence of neutrality and began to cheer.她放棄所有中立的幌子,開始歡呼。make a pretence, make no pretence假裝;沒有假裝I make no pretence to be an expert on the subject.我並不以這一領域的專家自居。by false pretences, under false pretences以欺詐的手段;以虛假的藉口He was accused of obtaining money under false pretences.他被指控以欺詐的手段斂財。

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