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pre.text5pri:7tekstn [C]a pretended reason for doing something that is used to hide the real reason借口，托词The border dispute was used as a pretext for military intervention.边界纠纷是军事入侵的借口。On the pretext of asking to use the phone, she forced her way into my house.借口借用电话，她闯进了我的房子。Expelling their representatives gave the Americans a pretext to call off the talks. [+ to infinitive]驱逐他们的代表给了美国人中止会谈的借口。
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