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1·He left the party early on the pretext of having to work.

他借口有事要处理，早早离开了聚会。《牛津词典》

2·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。《牛津词典》

3·This provided a pretext for the authorities to cancel the elections.

这给当局提供了一个取消选举的借口。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

4·Very often landlords don't return tenants' deposits on the pretext that tenants have done damage to the house.

房东通常不退还租户的押金，借口是租户损坏了房子。

5·They wanted a pretext for subduing the region by force.

他们需要一个用武力征服那个地区的托词。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

6·The incident was used as a pretext for intervention in the area.

这次事件成了干涉那个地区的借口。《牛津词典》

7·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。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

8·As Rosenblatt notes, criticism of Black writing has often served as a pretext for expounding on Black history.

正如罗森布拉特所指出的，对黑人作品的批评常常被用作阐述黑人历史的借口。

9·He used his sore throat as a pretext for not going to shool.

他假托喉痛不到校上课。《新英汉大辞典》

10·The boy refuses to go to school on [under] the pretext of illness [an ailment, sickness].

这孩子装病不去上学。《新英汉大辞典》

(1)on the pretext of以...为借口

(1)find a pretext for为…找口实