pretenders

英 [prɪˈtɛndəz]

美 [priˈtɛndərz]

n.  (头衔的)觊觎者，冒充者
pretender的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （职位的）觊觎者，冒充者
  Apretender toa position is someone who claims the right to that position, and whose claim is disputed by others.
  1. ...the Comte de Paris, pretender to the French throne.
     巴黎伯爵，觊觎法国王位之人

双语例句

• In a country that sees itself as a guardian of high culture, all pretenders to the presidency in2012 are expected to pick up their pens, publish or perish.
  在自认为是高雅文化的维护者的法国，所有“觊觎”2012年总统之位的人都将拿起手中的笔，要么出书要么出局。
• For all the talk in recent years about America's inevitable decline, all eyes are not now on Tokyo, Beijing, Brussels or Moscow-nor on any other pretenders to the world heavyweight crown.
  尽管近年来人们谈论美国不可避免衰退，但所有的目光没有落在东京、北京、布鲁塞尔或莫斯科，也没有落在其他觊觎世界重量级冠军宝座的角逐者身上。
• The are pretenders among us.
  我们中间有一些伪装者。
• He proposes that this change apply only to marriages enacted after a new law takes effect, presumably because a retroactive change could lead to a queue of pretenders outside Buckingham Palace.
  他建议此项改革仅仅适用于新法律生效之后的婚姻，大概由于追溯起来会有一群冒充者排着队等在白金汉宫外。
• But now the salt and pepper elite are facing competition from young pretenders who are paying to turn grey.
  但是现在，老一代精英正面临着来自年轻效仿者的竞争，他们自掏腰包把头发染成灰色。
• During the War of the Ninepenny Kings, Selmy had cut a bloody path through their ranks to slay the last of the Blackfyre Pretenders.
  在九分王战役中，赛尔弥可是那个杀出一条血路最终砍掉了最后的黑火篡位者的人。
• At some stage, such young pretenders may start to erode the brand equity of the company that inspired them, but for now Septwolves appears safe.
  到了一定阶段，这些年轻的仿冒者可能会侵蚀正牌公司的品牌价值，但就目前而言，七匹狼看起来是安全的。
• From Familial Interest to National Politics: An Exploration of the Core of the Ethical Conflict in The Pretenders
  从家族利益到国家政治&《觊觎王位的人》伦理冲突的核心
• For sheer wacky mass pop entertainment, Madonna proved herself more than equal to the challenge of all her young pretenders.
  对于怪诞十足的大众流行娱乐来说，麦当娜向世人证明了自己仍然能够给后起之秀们造成足够的威胁。
• I do not sit with deceitful men, Nor will I go with pretenders.
  诗26：4我没有和虚谎人同坐.不与瞒哄人的同群。