| 词汇 |
by/under/on false pretences |
| 释义 |
by/under/on false pretences by pretending to be something that you are not, in order to gain some advantage for yourself靠欺诈手段;以虚假的借口- She was accused of obtaining money under false pretences.她被控诈骗钱财。
Synonyms artificialartificial- synthetic
- false
- man-made
- fake
- imitation
These words all describe things that are not real, or not naturally produced or grown.- artificial made or produced to copy something natural; not real:
- artificial flowers假花
- artificial light人造光
- synthetic made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals:
- synthetic drugs合成药物
- shoes with synthetic soles合成鞋底的鞋
- false not natural:
- false teeth假牙
- a false beard 假胡子
- man-made made by people; not natural:
- man-made fibres such as nylon尼龙之类的人造纤维
- fake made to look like something else; not real:
- a fake-fur jacket一件人造毛皮的短上衣
- imitation [only before noun] made to look like something else; not real:
- She would never wear imitation pearls.她绝不会戴假珍珠。
Patterns- artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/materials/products
- artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather
- artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/pearls
See also false | pretence |
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