subterfuge

• n. 托词；借口；诡计

1. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity;

"he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"

"the holding company was just a blind"

Most people can see right through that type of subterfuge...

大多数人能一眼看透这种伎俩。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The party has predictably rejected the proposals as a subterfuge.

不出所料，该党以这些提议是在耍花招为由而加以拒绝。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The Lurker focuses on spies, cloaks and subterfuge to devastate opponents.

潜行者专注于使用间谍, 掩饰,和诡计去摧毁敌人.

期刊摘选

Avoid any temptation to employ secrecy or subterfuge in your actions.

得避免任何行动中运用诡计的行为,或是对你的行动过度保密.

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No subterfuge, no camouflage, no alibis.

没有借口, 没有伪装, 没有任何借口.

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Since that is impossible , there isn't even any subterfuge involved.

但是受宠若惊, 我实在想不出我何德何能.

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Her claim to is a journalist is simply subterfuge to get into the theatre without pay.

她自称是记者,这只是个看戏不买票的花招而已.

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All that trading and subterfuge is exhausting.

所有这些交易和诡计都令人精疲力尽.

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European carping over the phraseology represented a mixture of hypocrisy and subterfuge.

欧洲在措词上找岔子的做法既虚伪又狡诈.

辞典例句

The Independents tried hard to swallow the wretched subterfuge.

独立党的党员们硬着头皮想把这一拙劣的托词信以为真.

辞典例句

Her talent for subterfuge lay hidden behind her sweet, serene smile. She beat them all.

她脸上挂着甜甜的 、 圣洁的微笑,却出手老练、隐而不露, 将他们统统打败.

期刊摘选

Most people can see right through that type of subterfuge.

大多数人能一眼看透这种伎俩。

辞典例句

The party has predictably rejected the proposals as a subterfuge.

不出所料，该党以这些提议是在耍花招为由而加以拒绝。

柯林斯例句

subter-,更下，来自 sub-,在下，-ter,比较级后缀，-fug,逃跑，词源同 fugitive,refuge.引申比喻 义偷跑，诡计，欺骗等。

1. The party has predictably rejected the proposals as a subterfuge.

不出所料，该党以这些提议是在耍花招为由而加以拒绝。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Most people can see right through that type of subterfuge.

大多数人能一眼看透这种伎俩。

来自辞典例句

3. European carping over the phraseology represented a mixture of hypocrisy and subterfuge.

欧洲在措词上找岔子的做法既虚伪又狡诈.

来自辞典例句

4. The Independents tried hard to swallow the wretched subterfuge.

独立党的党员们硬着头皮想把这一拙劣的托词信以为真.

来自辞典例句

5. The Lurker focuses on spies, cloaks and subterfuge to devastate opponents.

潜行者专注于使用间谍, 掩饰,和诡计去摧毁敌人.

来自互联网

subterfuge (n.)

1570s, from Middle French subterfuge (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin subterfugium "an evasion," from Latin subterfugere "to evade, escape, flee by stealth," from subter "beneath, below;" in compounds "secretly" (from PIE *sup-ter-, suffixed (comparative) form of *(s)up-; see sub-) + fugere "flee" (see fugitive (adj.)).