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.The aggressor troops marched into the neighbouring country on the pretext of searching for their missing soldier.侵略军...
They wanted a pretext for subduing the region by force.他们想找借口用武力征服这个地区。They would now find some dubious pretext to restart the war.他们现在会找个蹩脚的借口重新发动战争。The incident was used as a pretext for intervention in the area.这次事件成了...