pretend

[pri'tend]

v.假装, 装作, 自以为
adj.假装的

vt.

1. 佯装; 假装; [+to-v][+(that)]

He pretended that he was innocent.

他假装无辜。

He pretended to be friendly with me.

他假装对我友善。

2. 自命, 自称[Y][+to-v][+(that)]

I do not pretend to be a scholar.

我不自命为学者。

3. (尤指孩子)(在游戏中)假扮; 装作[Y][+to-v][+(that)]

Let's pretend that we're on an island.

让我们装作在一孤岛上。

4. 【口】(常用于否定句)妄称, 敢于[Y][+to-v]

I can not pretend to judge between them.

我可不敢在他们之间作出裁判。

vi.

1. 假装

She wasn't really crying; she was only pretending.

她并非真的在哭; 她只是假装而已。

2. 自封, 自称; 妄求[(+to)]

She pretends to great knowledge.

她自称具有广博的知识。

a.

假装的; 假想的

It is a pretend meal this evening, with nothing whatever on the table.

今晚只是假装吃饭, 餐桌上什么吃的也没有。

词形变化

动词过去式: pretended | 动词过去分词: pretended | 动词现在分词: pretending | 动词第三人称单数: pretends |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.佯装; 假装

act  feign  bluff  sham  make believe  simulate  

同义参见:

masquerade  fake  

英英释义

名词 pretend:

the enactment of a pretense

同义词：make-believe

动词 pretend:

make believe with the intent to deceive

同义词：feign, sham, affect, dissemble

behave unnaturally or affectedly

同义词：dissemble, act

put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

同义词：guess, venture, hazard

represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

同义词：make, make believe

state insincerely

同义词：profess

形容词 pretend:

imagined as in a play

同义词：make-believe

短语词组

pretend to

1. 妄求; 自封

He pretended to the throne.

他觊觎王位。

补充

pretendpretend英:[priˈtend] 美:[prɪˈtɛnd]vt. & vi.1.假装, 伪装So you don't need to pretend, do you?所以你不必装假了, 对吧?He pretended illness.他假装病了。He pretended to fall over.他假装跌倒。They pretended that they were tourists.他们假装是旅行者。

例句

1. I had no option but to pretend ignorance.我别无选择, 只能假装不懂。 2. I pretend that things are really okay when they're not.我假装一切都好, 但实际上并非如此。 3. Her father tried to pretend that nothing unusual had happened.她父亲试图装作没有发生任何异常情况。 4. She can sunbathe and pretend that she's in Spain.她可以晒晒太阳, 假装自己是在西班牙。 5. He pretended to fall over.他假装跌倒。 6. He pretended to be asleep.他装睡。 7. They were pretending that their bed was a pirate ship.他们把床假想成海盗船。 8. The children pretend to be different animals.孩子们扮演不同的动物。 9. I couldn't pretend to have understood it fully.我不敢妄称已经全部明白了。 10. Within this lecture I cannot pretend to deal adequately with dreams.在这次讲座中, 我不敢自诩能对梦境作透彻的分析。 11. I don't pretend to understand it.我不敢说自己理解它。 12. We do not pretend that the past six years have been without problems for us.我们不敢妄称在过去六年里, 我们没有遇到过任何问题。 13. He isn't really hurt, he's just pretending.他没有真的受伤, 只是在装。 14. It would be disingenuous in the extreme to pretend otherwise.装模作样是极其虚伪的表现。 15. pretend cooking is just as much fun as the real thing.模仿做饭和真做饭一样有趣。 16. Children begin to combine several gestures into a sequence in their pretend play.孩子们在角色扮演游戏里开始把几个手势连起来做。 17. to pretend ignorance of the law假装不知法 18. to pretend anger佯装发怒 19. to pretend to be astronauts自称是宇航员 20. boys pretending that they are old men装扮为老人的男孩们 21. I do not pretend to criticize,but…我并不想妄加批评，不过… 22. to pretend to talent自称有才能 23. to pretend to a throne觊觎王位 24. He was only pretending.他只是在装。 25. to pretend to a woman向女人求婚 26. I closed my eyes and pretended I was asleep.我闭上眼睛假装睡着了。 27. she turned the pages and pretended to read.她翻着书假装在看。 28. children pretending to be grown-ups.玩装扮大人的孩子。 29. she pretended a greater surprise than she felt.她装出比她感受到的还要吃惊的样子。 30. he cannot pretend to sophistication.他不能自夸老练。 31. the children are pouring out pretend tea for the dolls.孩子们假装为洋娃娃倒茶。 32. You can't just pretend that the problem doesn't exist.你不能就装作问题并不存在。 33. Paul's not really asleep. He's just pretending.保罗不是真的睡着了，只是装睡而已。 34. The kids were under the bed pretending to be snakes.孩子们钻进床底下，扮作蛇。 35. She pretended (that) she didn't care what other people said about her.她假装不在乎别人对她的评论。 36. I'm going to pretend (that) we never had this conversation.我会装作我们从未进行过这次谈话。 37. "He had a big stain on his shirt, but I pretended not to notice."他衬衫上沾了一大块污点，不过我假装没看见。 38. The children pretended to be asleep.孩子们装睡。 39. She pretended to be angry. = She pretended (that) she was angry.她假装生气。 40. He pretended to be blind. = He pretended [=(more commonly) feigned] blindness.他装瞎。 41. I don't pretend to have all the answers. [=I don't claim that I have all the answers]我不会妄称知道所有的答案。 42. (formal) He was pretending an emotion he really couldn't feel.他当时装出一种他实际无法体会的情感。 43. I don't like having to pretend. = I don't like pretending.我不喜欢硬装。 44. She looked like she was enjoying the party but she was just pretending.她看起来很享受聚会，但她只是装装罢了。 45. "It was a mistake, and to pretend otherwise would be foolish."这是个错误，假装是对的很愚蠢。 46. pretend (that) I'm your boss. What would you say?假如我是你老板，你会说什么？ 47. The children were pretending to be animals.孩子们当时正在扮动物。 48. He pretended to make a phone call.他装作在打电话。 49. Let's just pretend for a moment. I'm your boss. What would you say to me?我们就假装一下。我是你老板，你会跟我说什么？ 50. "She pretends to a deep religious devotion, but I don't believe her."她自称对宗教虔诚，但我不信。 51. I don't pretend to any expertise in these matters.在这些问题上我不会自诩为专家。 52. I wasn't fooled by her pretended indifference.她假装出来的冷漠骗不了我。 53. The little girl has a pretend [=make-believe] friend.这个小女孩有一个假想出来的朋友。 54. The children played on a pretend train.孩子们在想象出来的火车上玩耍。