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借口, 托词
a false reason or excuse given to justify an action or behavior, hiding the true motive behind it
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有生性状态
抽象
形态构成
复合词
可数
singular
not gender specific
复数形式
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She used a family emergency as a pretext to leave the party early, but her friends suspected she simply wasn't enjoying herself.
她以家庭紧急情况为借口提前离开了派对，但她的朋友们怀疑她只是玩得不开心。
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借口, 表象
an artful or simulated semblance
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