释义 |
Adjective: pretended pri'tendid- Adopted in order to deceive
"a pretended interest" - assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, put on, sham Verb: pretend pri'tend- Make believe with the intent to deceive
- feign, sham, affect, dissemble - Behave unnaturally or affectedly
- dissemble, act - Put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
"pretend the title of King" - Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
"I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" - guess, venture, hazard - Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- make, make believe - State insincerely
"She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine" - profess
See also: counterfeit, imitative, pretender, pretense [N. Amer], pretension Type of: act, arrogate, belie, claim, lay claim, misrepresent, play, represent, speculate Encyclopedia: Pretend |