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单词 pretender
释义
pretender
noun[C]
uk
/prɪˈten.dər/us
/prɪˈten.dɚ/
apersonwhostatesthey have arightto the highpositionthat someoneelsehas,althoughotherpeopledisagreewith this:
妄想者，觊觎者
Therebelforcesareledby the pretendertothethrone(= thepersonwhowantstoreplacethepresentkingorqueen).叛军由觊觎王位者率领。
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(Definition ofpretenderfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpretender

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It further sets out to separate the real coronals from the palatal pretenders.
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Given the near complete absence of a judicial system, armed bands loyal to a supreme leader shaped policies of thesepretendernations.
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Even the fact that several pretenders immediately presented themselves, mostly with more or less valid claims, can hardly explain the transformation.
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In both cases, the new president can be judged as apretender, one who is rex only or dux only.
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This is demonstrated in his analysis of libertarianism as a 'liberalpretender'.
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Indeed, at this point the mental health consultants on the siding see apretenderon the passing train.
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This ' openly chiliastic gesture ' failed to have the effect that thepretenderwanted and the rebellion faded away although its legacy has continued to the present.
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There was a final maiden speech—that of a leadershippretender.
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Once again, he is the greatpretender, with no regard for the facts.
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The following table compares the latest estimated with thepretenderestimates.
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I should warn him about what they used to do to young pretenders in medieval times—the same fate may well await him.
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There is no ministerial responsibility for pretenders, be they female or otherwise, to certain crowns.
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For the works in progress at that hospital before 1977–78, thepretenderestimate was £8·3 million.
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Thepretenderestimate was £3·34 million.
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What does "pretender" mean in that context?
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