noun🔗Share自称, 見栄A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality."Her constant talk about her expensive vacations and exclusive social events had a clear air of pretension. "彼女の高価な休暇や特別な社交イベントについての彼女の絶え間ない話には、明らかな見栄があった。attitudecharacterqualityphilosophystylepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share気取り, 見栄Pretentiousness."The student's constant boasting about his perfect grades was a clear sign of his pretension. "生徒が自分の完璧な成績についていつも自慢するのは、彼の見栄の明らかな兆候だった。characterattitudestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share予張する, 張るTo apply tension to an object before some other event or process."Before pouring the concrete, the construction workers will pretension the steel cables running through the bridge supports to increase its strength. "コンクリートを流し込む前に、建設作業員は橋の支柱を通る鋼ケーブルを予張して強度を高めます。technicalprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareプレテンションをかけるTo apply tension to reinforcing strands before concrete is poured in."The construction workers pretensioned the steel cables before pouring the concrete for the new school addition. "建設作業員は、新しい学校の増築のためにコンクリートを流し込む前に、スチールケーブルにプレテンションをかけました。buildingtechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
