pretend 英 [prɪˈtend]   美 [prɪˈtɛnd]

pretend

pretend  英 [prɪˈtend] 美 [prɪˈtɛnd]

v. 假装,伪装  adj. 假装的 

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pretend cowboys 假装牛仔
I'm tired of having to pretend all the time. 我讨厌老得装假。

  • To pretend is to act as if you're someone else. If you pretend to be your mother for a phone conference with your math teacher, try putting on her high heels to help you get into character.
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  • v. 假装,伪装
  • adj. 假装的
  • 1. pretend cowboys

    假装牛仔

  • 2. I'm tired of having to pretend all the time.

    我讨厌老得装假。

  • 3. We pretended that nothing had happened.

    我们假装什么事情也没发生。

  • 4. She pretended an interest she did not feel.

    她毫无兴趣却装作有。

  • 5. I can't pretend to any great musical talent.

    我不能妄称自己多有音乐天赋。

  • pretend (n.) "fact of pretending," 1888, from children's talk, from pretend (v.). Earlier in same sense was verbal noun pretending (1640s).
  • pretend (v.) late 14c., "to profess, assert, maintain" (a claim, etc.), "to direct (one's) efforts," from Old French pretendre "to lay claim," from Latin praetendere "stretch in front, put forward, allege," from prae "before" (see pre-) + tendere "to stretch," from PIE root *ten- "to stretch."
pre·tend / prɪˈtend ; NAmE prɪˈtend / verb , adjective pretend pretends pretended pretending verb 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe sth 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 sb) (that…) He pretended to his family that everything was fine. 他对家人佯称一切都好。 We pretended (that) nothing had happened. 我们假装什么事情也没发生。 pretendto do sth 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。 pretendsth ( formal) She pretended an interest she did not feel. 她毫无兴趣却装作有。 2 [intransitive ,  transitive ] (especially of children 尤指儿童 ) to imagine that sth 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. 咱们装扮成太空人吧。 3 [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 sth, especially when this is not true 自诩;自称;自认为 pretendto sth 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… pretendto be/do/have sth The book doesn't pretend to be a great work of literature. 这本书并未自封为文学杰作。 adjective [usually before noun ] ( informal) ( often used by children 常为儿童用语 ) not real, imaginary 假装的;想像的 pretend cakes 假糕点 pre·tend / prɪˈtend ; NAmE prɪˈtend /
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