pretense 专八

1.You can't keep up the pretense any longer.

你无法继续伪了。

2.A canny bureaucratic infighter, Moorer made no pretense of academic subtlety.

穆勒是个机警的官场角逐者，但他并不作高深莫测。

3.They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism.

他们以虚伪的爱国主为借口获得金钱。