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pretensepre·tense (CanE also pre·tence) /ˈpritɛns ; prɪˈtɛns / noun [countable, singular] an action that makes people believe something that is not true假装;佯装◆He kept up the pretense that he was sick.他一直在装病。 ●under false pretensespretending to be or to have something in order to trick people靠欺诈手段;冒充◆The journalist got the information under false pretenses – she claimed to be the senator's secretary.那个记者靠欺诈手段获得信息,她声称自己是参议员的秘书。 |