He cheated me under the pretence of friendship.

他以友谊为借口欺骗了我。

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The boy didn't take the exam under the pretence of sickness.

那个男孩借口生病没有参加考试。

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The word spam is derived from the fact that the same useless information is sent to you over and over again under the pretence of it being useful.

两字垃圾邮件是从同一事实无用信息送到你去去它作为幌子有用。

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The bogus worker entered under the pretence of checking the elderly woman's account details at about 15:00 on Friday in Northfield Grove.

BBC: Police warning over bogus caller in Edinburgh

It was filmed around the Johannesburg neighbourhood of Sophiatown, partly with secret cameras and partly under the pretence of being a film about street music.

BBC: Obituary: Miriam 'Mama Africa' Makeba