| 词汇 | pretension |
| 释义 | pretension noun uk/prɪˈten.ʃən/ us/prɪˈten.ʃən/ [ C usually plural ]自命，标榜;意图;抱负 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. 《记事报》想办成一份严肃的报纸。 The NY Giants' Super Bowl pretensions were dashed when they were beaten last week. 纽约巨人队上周的失利使其超级碗夺冠意图受挫。 [ U ] (also pretentiousness)做作，夸耀 the act of trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are |
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