purport profess pretence claim to be call oneself
Singleton was a fantasist who claimed to have a karate blackbelt.
辛格尔顿是个牛皮大王,他自称有一条空手道黑带。
—— 柯林斯例句He claimed to be a journalist, and he got around.
他自称是一名记者,经常四处游历。
—— 柯林斯例句Two of those arrested are said to be self-styled area commanders.
据说在那些被捕的人员中有两人自称是地区指挥官。
—— 柯林斯例句The board said it had no hesitation in unanimously rejecting the offer.
董事会自称毫不犹豫地一致否决了该项报价。
—— 柯林斯例句It claims to be the most popular television station in the UK.
它自称是英国最受欢迎的电视台。
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