| 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 artificialartificialsynthetic ▪ false ▪ man-made ▪ fake ▪ imitationThese 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 |