And some of the anxiety about mining stocks is merely a pretext to preach the merits of actively managed funds, with higher fees.(而对矿业股的忧虑,有些不过是一个借口,为了鼓吹收取更高费用的、积极管理的基金的价值。)
Under the pretext of travelling on business, (some cadres) go holidaying and waste public money.(以出差为名,游山玩水,给国家造成浪费。)
My crush, Addie, and I have run out of things to talk about so I will pretext to avoid any awkward silences.(我的恋人,安迪和我已经没有什么可谈的了,所以我要找个借口来避免尴尬的沉默。)
It marked an aggressive escalation in Iran's enrichment programme and its only civilian pretext to fuel the reactor.(这表明伊朗的浓缩计划将进一步升级,民用只不过是为反应堆提供燃料的一个借口。)
Men are particularly good at this; usually on the pretext they are “just keeping their head down”.(男性尤其爱生闷气;通常前奏一开唱,他们就“闷闷不乐地垂下了头”。)
He left the party early on the pretext of having work to do.(他借口有事要处理,早早离开了聚会。)
You'll notice that the earlier scenarios involve having a pretext or talking to people who have to talk with you.(你会留意到,早先的场景都涉及到借口或是跟那些不得不与你说话的人聊天。)
He left her under some pretext, and went into the garden, and she saw him examining the gate with great attention.(他支吾了几句,便离开她去园子里,珂赛特望见他在仔仔细细地检查那道铁栏门。)
One even hinted that some billboards might be taken down on the pretext that they were poorly made and might fall and cause accidents.(有人甚至暗示,一些广告牌可能会以制作粗糙或存在坍倒和引发事故危险为由遭到撤除。)
I was going to have him called away from the house on some pretext or other.(我当时正打算用什么借口,让人把他从房子里叫出去。)