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pretend
[英] [priˈtend] [美] [prɪˈtɛnd] 生词本

vt.

vi.

adj.

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1. VERB 假装；伪装；装作 If you pretend that something is the case, you act in a way that is intended to make people believe that it is the case, although in fact it is not. 

  • I pretend that things are really okay when they're not...

    当情况不好的时候我假装一切顺利。

  • Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep...

    有时这个男孩会假装睡着了。

  • I had no option but to pretend ignorance.

    我别无他法，只能假装不知道。

2. VERB （做游戏等时）假装，假扮，装扮 If children or adults pretend that they are doing something, they imagine that they are doing it, for example as part of a game. 

  • She can sunbathe and pretend she's in Spain...

    她可以晒晒太阳，假装自己是在西班牙。

  • The children pretend to be different animals dancing to the music.

    孩子们扮成不同的动物，随着音乐起舞。

3. VERB 自诩；自称；自以为 If you do not pretend that something is the case, you do not claim that it is the case. 

  • We do not pretend that the past six years have been without problems for us...

    我们并不自夸在过去的6年中没有遇到任何问题。

  • Within this lecture I cannot pretend to deal adequately with dreams.

    在这一次讲座中，我不敢自诩能对梦境作透彻的分析。

Noun

1. the enactment of a pretense;

  • "it was just pretend"
Verb

1. make believe with the intent to deceive;

  • "He feigned that he was ill"
  • "He shammed a headache"

2. behave unnaturally or affectedly;

  • "She's just acting"

3. put forward a claim and assert right or possession of;

  • "pretend the title of King"

4. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation;

  • "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"
  • "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

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

  • "She makes like an actress"

6. state insincerely;

  • "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"
  • "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"
  • "She pretends to be an expert on wine"
Adjective

1. imagined as in a play;

  • "the make-believe world of theater"
  • "play money"
  • "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"
1. Don't pretend to know [understand] when you don't.
不要不懂装懂。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. Don't pretend to know what you don't know.
不要不懂装懂。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. He does not pretend to be a genius.
他并不自命为天才。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. If you pretend to know what you don't know, you'll only make a fool of yourself.
不懂装懂就会闹笑话。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. Many people pretend that they understand modern art.
许多人装着自己懂得现代艺术。

来自《用法词典》

6. So you don't need to pretend, do you?
所以你不必装假了，对吧？

来自《简明英汉词典》

7. There are not many persons who pretend to exact knowledge of the subject.
自认对题目有确切了解的人不多。

来自《简明英汉词典》