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词汇 pretence
释义 pretence
noun[ U ]
UK(USpretense)uk /prɪˈtens/ us /prɪˈtens/
a way of behaving that is intended to deceive people: 假装;伪称;虚伪的表现
She made absolutely no pretence of being interested.她毫不掩饰自己丝毫不感兴趣。
They kept up(= continued) a pretence of normality as long as they could.他们尽可能地继续装作一切正常。
The army has given up any pretence of neutrality in the war.军队已放弃了在战争中的中立伪装。
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