pretextThese are all words for a cause or an explanation for sth that has happened or that sb has done.以上各词均指事情发生或做某事的原因、理由、解释。
a cause or an explanation for sth that has happened or that sb has done; a fact that makes it right or fair to do sth指某事发生或做某事的原因、理由、解释、正当理由、道理：
He said no but he didn't give a reason.
他说不行，但没有说明原因。
( rather formal ) a good or true reason for saying, doing or believing sth指说、做或相信某事的充分理由、根据：
You have no grounds for complaint.
你没有理由抱怨。
a reason, either true or invented, that you give to explain or defend your behaviour; a good reason that you give for doing sth that you want to do for other reasons指为自己行为所作的辩护、借口、理由：
Late again! What's your excuse this time?
又迟到了！你这次有什么借口？
It gave me an excuse to take the car.
这使我有理由开车去了。
a reason that explains sb's behaviour指动机、原因：
There seemed to be no motive for the murder.
这起谋杀案看不出有什么动机。
(usually used in negative statements) a good reason to do sth（常用于否定句）指必须、需要：
There is no need for you to get up early tomorrow.
你明天不必早起。
( rather formal ) a good reason why sth exists or is done指事物存在或做某事的正当理由：
I can see no possible justification for any further tax increases.
我看不出还能提出什么理由再加税了。
Justification is used to talk about finding or understanding reasons for actions, or trying to explain why it is a good idea to do sth. It is often used with words like little , no , some , every , without , and not any . Grounds is used more for talking about reasons that already exist, or that have already been decided, for example by law. moral/economic grounds |
( rather formal ) a reason for having particular feelings or behaving in a particular way指某种感情或行为产生的原因、动机、缘故：
There is no cause for alarm .
不必恐慌。
( rather formal ) a false reason that you give for doing sth, usually sth bad, in order to hide the real reason指为掩盖做某事（通常为不好的事）的真正理由而找的借口、托词：
He left the party early on the pretext of having to work.
他借口有事要处理，早早离开了聚会。
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He left the party early on the pretext of having to work .
他借口有事要处理，早早离开了聚会。
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He left the party early on the pretext of having work to do .
他借口有事要处理，早早离开了聚会。
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The incident was used as a pretext for intervention in the area .
这次事件成了干涉那个地区的借口。
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They would now find some dubious pretext to restart the war .
他们现在会找个蹩脚的借口重新发动战争。
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I was going to have him called away from the house on some pretext or other
我准备找个什么借口把他从屋里支出去。
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They wanted a pretext for subduing the region by force
他们想找借口用武力征服这个地区。
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This provided a pretext for the authorities to cancel the elections
这给当局取消此次选举提供了借口。
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He excused himself on the pretext of a stomach upset
他借口自己胃不舒服离开了。
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He used his sore throat as a pretext for not going to shool .
他假托喉痛不到校上课。
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Under the pretext of travelling on business , ( some cadres ) go holidaying and waste public money .
以出差为名，游山玩水，给国家造成浪费。
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The boy refuses to go to school on [ under ] the pretext of illness [ an ailment , sickness ] .
这孩子装病不去上学。
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He left early , on the pretext of having another appointment .
他借口另有约会，提前走了。
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He didn 't come on the pretext that he was ill .
他推说有病不来。
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We mustn 't absent ourselves from a meeting on some pretext .
我们不可借故不去参加会议。
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This is clearly a pretext .
这很明显是一个借口。
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He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school .
他借口头疼而不去上学。
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He didn 't attend that meeting under the pretext of sickness .
他以生病为借口，没参加那个会议。
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On various pretexts they all moved off .
他们以各种各样的借口纷纷离开了
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He refused to see them on one pretext or another .
他以种种借口拒绝见他们。
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This was designed to provide a pretext for direct intervention .
他们企图以此为借口直接进行干预。
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The border dispute was used as a pretext for military intervention .
边界纠纷是军事入侵的借口。
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He made a pretext of going to class But caME and saw ME instead .
他假装要去上课但是反而在这看到我。
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They stopped us on or under the pretext of asking for information .
他们以询问为借口，拦住了我们。
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Don 't always use a headache as a pretext for not going to school !
不要老以头痛为借口不上学。
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You know , the art project was just a pretext for this amazing human experience .
你知道，艺术只是为人生经历增色的一个说辞
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He feels so bored that he makes a pretext to go away .
他觉得厌烦了，找个借口逃之夭夭。
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So we marked time , using the need to end the Vietnam war as a pretext .
所以，我们借口需要结束越南战争，而把步子放慢了。
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He came to see me on the pretext of asking my advice .
他以请我指教为借口来看我。
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They blamed it on China and used it as a pretext for invasion .
他们将此归咎于中国，并以此作为入侵的借口。
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John left early under the pretext of illness .
今天约翰以生病为藉口，提早离开了。