“pretension”在英语词典中的解释及翻译

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“pretension”在英语词典中的解释及翻译

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pretensionnoun

uk /prɪˈten.ʃən/ us /prɪˈten.ʃən/

[ C usually plural ] a claim or belief that you can succeed or that you are important or have serious value:

The Chronicle has pretensions to being a serious newspaper.
The NY Giants' Super Bowl pretensions were dashed when they were beaten last week.

[ U ] also pretentiousness, the act of trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are

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“pretension”在美式英语词典中的解释及翻译

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pretensionnoun [ C/U ]

us /prɪˈten·ʃən/

the appearance of being more important or more serious than there is reason for:

[ U ] Leonard’s paintings have a real freedom from pretension.

A pretension is also a claim or belief that you can succeed or that you are important or have serious value:

[ C usually pl ] He has no pretensions for higher office.

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