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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.
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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。
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Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep...
有时这个男孩会假装睡着了。
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I had no option but to pretend ignorance.
我别无他法，只能假装不知道。
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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.
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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。
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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。
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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.
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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。
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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
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1. the act of giving a false appearance;
- "his conformity was only pretending"
- synonym： pretense，pretence，simulation，feigning
- 1. "We have a mission to perform. Quit pretending." cried he angrily.
- 他生气地高喊一声：“我们有任务， 别装蒜。”
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- 2. He accepted my gift while pretending to refuse.
- 他半推半就，收下了我送给他的礼物。
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- 3. He deceived her by pretending to be a famous movie star.
- 他冒充著名电影明星来骗她。
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- 4. He's a snake in the grass. While pretending to be your friend he was slandering you behind your back.
- 他是个暗敌， 表面上装作是你的朋友，背地里却在诽谤你。
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- 5. He's up to his old tricks again—he's been getting money from people by pretending to be blind.
- 他又耍老花招了——他一直靠装扮成盲人从人们手里骗取钱财。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 6. Show some spunk. Quit pretending you're being abused.
- 慷慷慨慨！甭装可怜虫！
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- 7. Stop swanning about pretending to be clever.
- 别自以为是地晃荡了。
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- 8. The candidate tried to run away from controversial issues by pretending to be ill.
- 这位候选人佯装生病，以回避参与一些争论性的问题。
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- 9. They tried to smother up the murder by pretending that her death was accidental.
- 他们谎称她是意外死亡以掩盖谋杀事实。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 10. What do you mean--not understand? You're just pretending.
- 什么不懂！装糊涂就是了。
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