音标:['pri:tekst] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 借口, 托词
v. 以...为借口
n. something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
词型变化:名词复数形式 : pretexts
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pretext的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. He stayed away under the pretext of ill health.他以身体不佳为借口而避开了。
  2. He refused to see them on one pretext or another.他以种种借口拒绝见他们。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school.他借口头疼而不去上学。

词汇搭配

  • under the pretext of 以 ... 为借口...
  • on the pretext of借口于
  • find a pretext for为 ... 找口实...
  • upon the pretext that以…为借口
  • under the pretext that以…为借口
  • upon the pretext of 以 ... 为借口...
  • on the pretext that以…为借口

经典引文

  • She had written the letter herself as a pretext to gain admittance.

    出自:W. Trevor
  • The Romantics invented invalidism as a pretext for leisure.

    出自:S. Sontag
  • Pretexting an appointment..he left.

    出自:W. S. Maugham
【近义词】

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