学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2788 pretext

今天我们要学的词是 pretext¹. Pretext 名词，借口。Russia called the U.S. missile attack on Syria “an act of aggression² against a sovereign state delivered in violation³ of international law under a made-up pretext.” 俄罗斯指责美国对叙利亚的导弹打击是“对主权国家的侵略，借助子虚乌有的借口，违反了国际法规定”。Authorities have rescued about 160 women since last year who were lured⁴ to Kuwait under the pretext of job opportunities. 有关当局自去年来已经营救了大约160名以工作机会为由被骗到科威特的妇女。好的，我们今天学习的词是 pretext, pretext, pretext...

1 pretext   

n.借口，托词

参考例句：

• He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school.他借口头疼而不去上学。
• He didn't attend that meeting under the pretext of sickness.他以生病为借口，没参加那个会议。

2 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

3 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

4 lured   

吸引，引诱（lure的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. 那小孩被诱骗上了车，但又设法逃掉了。
• Lured by the lust of gold,the pioneers pushed onward. 开拓者在黄金的诱惑下，继续奋力向前。