| 释义 |
Noun: pretending pri'tending- The act of giving a false appearance
"his conformity was only pretending"
- pretense [N. Amer], pretence [Brit, Cdn], simulation, feigning
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
Derived forms: pretendings See also: pretender, pretense [N. Amer], pretension Type of: act, arrogate, belie, claim, deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, lay claim, misrepresent, play, represent, speculate Encyclopedia: Pretend Pretending |