subterfuge

n.

（用说谎或欺骗以逃脱责备、困难等的）花招，遁词；

复数：subterfuges

1. It was no subterfuge on her part. She just lied in her throat and we all realized toe grossness of her false utterance.
   她所说的不是什么遁词。她简直是在撒弥天大谎。对她说假话之无耻程度，我们都是了解的。
2. This subterfuge went on for weeks.
   这个借口持续了几个星期。
3. 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。
4. Her claim to be a journalist was simply a subterfuge to get into the theatre without paying.
   她自称是记者，这只是个看戏不买票的花招而已。

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