释义 |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: 主要翻译 | pretext nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (excuse, false reason) | 借口 jiè kǒu | | | 托辞 tuō cí | | Mary came into my office on the pretext of borrowing a pen. |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: 复合形式: | give as a pretext vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make an excuse of) | 以…为借口 yǐ wéi jiè kǒu | | | 以…为托词 yǐ wéi tuō cí | | She gave being tired as a pretext for escaping from the boring party. |
Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011: pretext [ 'pri:tEkst] n [c] 借口 jièkǒu [个 gè] - on or under the pretext of sth/of doing sth
以某事/做某事为(為)借口 yǐ mǒushì/zuò mǒushì wéi jièkǒu
在这些条目还发现'pretext': 在英文解释里: cover - excuse - pretense |