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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

pretension

英  [prɪˈtenʃən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • pretensions

    1. [C, U 有变体名词] 做作

    If you say that someone has pretensions, you disapprove of them because they claim or pretend that they are more important than they really are.

    双语例句

    例：

    Her wide-eyed innocence soon exposes the pretensions of the art world.

    她的天真无邪很快就暴露出艺术界的做作。

    2. [PL 复数] 声称 , 自称

    If someone has pretensions to something, they claim to be or do that thing.

    双语例句

    例：

    The city has unrealistic pretensions to world-class status.

    该城市不切实际地自诩为世界一流城市。

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