play-act

verb

/ˈpleɪ ækt/

[intransitive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they play-act	/ˈpleɪ ækt/ /ˈpleɪ ækt/
he / she / it play-acts	/ˈpleɪ ækts/ /ˈpleɪ ækts/
past simple play-acted	/ˈpleɪ æktɪd/ /ˈpleɪ æktɪd/
past participle play-acted	/ˈpleɪ æktɪd/ /ˈpleɪ æktɪd/
-ing form play-acting	/ˈpleɪ æktɪŋ/ /ˈpleɪ æktɪŋ/

to behave in a way that seems to be honest and sincere when in fact you are pretending假装；伪善；演戏
- He thought she was play-acting but in fact she had really hurt herself.他以为她是装出来的，但实际上她真的受了伤。