These 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。