| 单词 | pretend |
| 释义 | pretend (prɪtend ) Word forms: pretends , pretending , pretended 1. verb B2 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. [VERB that] Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep. [VERB to-infinitive] I had no option but to pretend ignorance. [VERB noun] 2. verb B2 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. [VERB that] The children pretend to be different animals dancing to the music. [VERB to-infinitive] Synonyms: make believe, suppose, imagine, play 3. verb [with neg] B2 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. [VERB that] Within this lecture I cannot pretend to deal adequately with dreams. [VERB to-infinitive] Translations: Chinese: 假装 Japanese: ふりをする |
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