pretend

verb

/prɪˈtend/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they pretend	/prɪˈtend/ /prɪˈtend/
he / she / it pretends	/prɪˈtendz/ /prɪˈtendz/
past simple pretended	/prɪˈtendɪd/ /prɪˈtendɪd/
past participle pretended	/prɪˈtendɪd/ /prɪˈtendɪd/
-ing form pretending	/prɪˈtendɪŋ/ /prɪˈtendɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe something that is not true假装；佯装
- I'm tired of having to pretend all the time.我讨厌老得装假。
- Of course I was wrong; it would be hypocritical to pretend otherwise.当然是我错了，混充正确就是虚伪了。
- pretend to somebody that… He pretended to his family that everything was fine.他对家人佯称一切都好。
- pretend (that)… We pretended (that) nothing had happened.我们假装什么事情也没发生。
- She pretended (that) she was his niece.她冒充他的外甥女。
- pretend to do something I pretended to be asleep.我假装睡着了。
- He pretended not to notice.他假装没注意。
- She didn't love him, though she pretended to.她并不爱他，虽然她装出爱的样子。
pretend something (formal)
- She pretended an interest she did not feel.她毫无兴趣却装作有。
- Maria knew he was only pretending.玛丽亚知道他只是在装。
- I can't go on pretending any longer.我再也装不下去了。
- Couldn't you at least pretend to enjoy it?你就不能至少假装喜欢它吗？
- It would be foolish to pretend that there are no risks involved.假装不涉及风险是很愚蠢的。
- It's useless to pretend that we might still win.假想我们还有可能赢是没有用的。
- He pretended to his boss that he'd written the article.他向老板撒谎说那篇文章是他写的。
Topics Personal qualitiesb1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- otherwise
- at least
- just
- …
verb + pretend
- can no longer
- try to
- be dishonest to
- …
preposition
- to
phrases
- go on pretending
- just pretending
- only pretending
- …
[intransitive, transitive] (especially of children尤指儿童) to imagine that something is true as part of a game（在游戏中）装扮，扮作，模拟
- They didn't have any real money so they had to pretend.他们没有真钱，就用假的代替。
- pretend (that)… Let’s pretend (that) we’re astronauts.咱们假装是太空人吧。
[intransitive, transitive] (usually used in negative sentences and questions通常用于否定句和疑问句) to claim to be, do or have something, especially when this is not true自诩；自称；自认为
- pretend to something I can't pretend to any great musical talent.我不能妄称自己多有音乐天赋。
- pretend (that)… I don’t pretend (that) I know much about the subject, but…我不敢说自己对这个主题有多了解，但是…
- pretend to be/do/have something The book doesn't pretend to be a great work of literature.这本书并未自封为文学杰作。
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- appear
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- consent
- decide
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- happen
- hesitate
- hope
- intend
- learn
- manage
- mean
- neglect
- offer
- prepare
- pretend
- promise
- refuse
- swear
- try
- want
- wish

词源late Middle English: from Latin praetendere ‘stretch forth, claim’, from prae ‘before’ + tendere ‘stretch’. The adjective dates from the early 20th cent.