美[ˈpriˌtɛns, prɪˈtɛns] 1 . Under the pretence of lighting a candle, she evades him and disappears.
她假装点蜡烛，避开他消失了。
来自柯林斯例句
2 . The playwright cocooned himself in a world of pretence .
这个剧作家与世隔绝，生活在一个虚幻的世界里。
来自柯林斯例句
3 . The government abandoned any pretence of reform.
政府不再装模作样地进行改革。
来自柯林斯例句
4 . Their friendliness was only pretence .
他们的友善态度只不过是装出来的。
来自《权威词典》
5 . The theory made the greatest pretence of having a scientific foundation.
那学说号称最具有科学基础.
来自《简明英汉词典》
1.a false or unsupportable quality
2.an artful or simulated semblance;
under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
3.pretending with intention to deceive
4.imaginative intellectual play
5.the act of giving a false appearance;
his conformity was only pretending
