学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2788 pretext
时间：2019-03-07 作者：英语课 分类：英语单词荟萃
英语课
今天我们要学的词是 pretext 1. Pretext 名词，借口。Russia called the U.S. missile attack on Syria “an act of aggression 2 against a sovereign state delivered in violation 3 of international law under a made-up pretext.” 俄罗斯指责美国对叙利亚的导弹打击是“对主权国家的侵略，借助子虚乌有的借口，违反了国际法规定”。Authorities have rescued about 160 women since last year who were lured 4 to Kuwait under the pretext of job opportunities. 有关当局自去年来已经营救了大约160名以工作机会为由被骗到科威特的妇女。好的，我们今天学习的词是 pretext, pretext, pretext...
n.借口，托词
- He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school.他借口头疼而不去上学。
- 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。
n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害
- So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
- Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。
n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯
- He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
- He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。