find a pretext for meaning in English

为...找借口

We ' ll have to find a pretext for not going to the party
我们得找个借口不去参加聚会。
A tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny
暴君总可以为自己找到暴政的藉口。
We ' ll have to find a pretext for not going to the party
我们不去参加聚会得找个借口才是。
The little boy tried very hard to find a pretext for not doing his homework
这小男孩竭力想找个不做作业的藉口。
It was obvious that he was pleased with his own display of anger , and that , walking through the regiment , he was trying to find a pretext for wrath
可见他很喜欢大发脾气，在这个兵团的队伍中走了一阵之后，他想再找一个大发脾气的借口。