青年中文pretext的意思
pretext中文翻譯：
vt.以…為借口
n.借口；托辭
pretexts───n.借口；托辭；vt.以…為借口
pretest───n.（學習或做某事前的）預先測試，預先試驗；v.進行預測試，進行預試驗
praetexta───普拉特克斯塔
preterit───n.過去時態；adj.過去的
pretests───n.（學習或做某事前的）預先測試，預先試驗；v.進行預測試，進行預試驗
pretreat───vt.預先處理，預處理
Urtext───n.（德）原始文本
preset───v.預調，預置；給……預定時間；預先決定，事先安排；n.預調裝置；adj.預先裝置的，預先調整的
pretax───adj.納稅前的
He left the party early on the pretext of having to work.───他借口有事要處理，早早離開了聚會。
He left the party early on the pretext of having work to do.───這給當局提供了一個取消選舉的借口。
It says Starbucks brewed them up to give itself a pretext for grabbing back the best part of its business without paying for it.───星巴克制造了這些說辭來作為重奪優質市場而不花一分錢的借口，星巴克的咖啡店業務進展緩慢。
They would call Sarah in, on a pretext, and watch her face; if she had been betraying them to Mr. Burgess, it would show in her manner.───他們找個借口叫莎拉來，察言觀色：假如她向伯杰斯先生出賣了他們，從她的行為舉止就能看得出來。
Mired in debt, the city sold the building to an investor who found a pretext to terminate the leases.───陷入債務危機之后，政府將這棟大樓出售給了投資商，投資商又找借口終止了租賃合同。
He left her under some pretext, and went into the garden, and she saw him examining the gate with great attention.───他支吾了幾句，便離開她去園子里，珂賽特望見他在仔仔細細地檢查那道鐵欄門。
The whole story was a pretext. He wanted me to leave the deck - so much was plain; but with what purpose I could in no way imagine.───這一切無非是借口，他想讓我離開甲板——這是再明顯不過的，但我怎么也想象不出他的意圖所在。
One even hinted that some billboards might be taken down on the pretext that they were poorly made and might fall and cause accidents.───有人甚至暗示，一些廣告牌可能會以制作粗糙或存在坍倒和引發事故危險為由遭到撤除。