pretense

She made a pretense of calling the police.

她假装报了警。

Altman strips away the pretense and mythology to expose the film industry as a business like any other, dedicated to the pursuit of profit.

奥尔特曼揭去电影业的伪装和神话，揭示了其与任何行业一样追逐利润的本质。

He borrowed money from her under false pretenses.

他找借口跟她借了钱。

I could easily escape discomfort, temporarily, by answering email or browsing the web under the pretense of so-called "research".

我可以通过回复电子邮件或以所谓的“研究”为名浏览网页，轻松地暂时摆脱掉不适感。

Linda has never engaged in pretense with us because she thinks it is too childish.

琳达从不加入我们一起玩角色装扮游戏，因为她觉得这很幼稚。

She makes no pretense of being a talented athlete.

她没有自诩为有天赋的运动员。

She is a 20-year-old woman with some pretense to beauty.

她是一个20岁的、自诩有几分姿色的女人。