pretext
美 ['pri.tekst]
英 ['priː.tekst]
- n.借口；托辞
- v.借口
- 网络托词；藉口；挡箭牌
复数：pretexts
n.
excuse,cause,con,ploy,ruse
pretext
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1. | ~ (for sth/for doing sth).~ (to do sth) 借口；托辞a false reason that you give for doing sth, usually sth bad, in order to hide the real reason; an excuse |
The incident was used as a pretext for intervention in the area. 这次事件成了干涉那个地区的借口。 | |
He left the party early on the pretext of having work to do. 他借口有事要处理，早早离开了聚会。 |