pretend adj. ⇨fictionalpretend verb ⇨pretend (pretend not to notice)⇨imagine (Let's pretend.)pretend
verb
pretend ♦︎ act ♦︎ feign ♦︎ put sth on ♦︎ adopt ♦︎ fake ♦︎ bluff ♦︎ assumeThese words all mean to behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe sth that is not true.这些词均表示假装、伪装。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to pretend / feign / assume interest / indifference◆to feign / fake illness / injury◆to put on / adopt / assume an accent◆to put on / adopt / assume an air of concern / indifference, etc.■pretend [intransitive, transitive] to behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe sth that is not true假装;伪装◆I'm tired of having to pretend all the time.总是要装假,我厌倦了。◆Of course it was wrong; it would be hypocriticial to pretend otherwise.当然是错了,装作没错就是虚伪了。◆I pretended to be asleep.我假装睡着了。◆He pretended not to notice.他装作没看见。◆She pretended (that) she was his niece.她冒充他的外甥女。◆He pretended to his family that everything was fine.他对家人佯称一切都好。◆ (formal) Why hurt her by pretending an interest he did not feel?他对她并无兴趣,为什么要装作对她有好感来伤害她?ⓘ Pretend is followed by a noun only in formal contexts. * pretend仅在正式语境中后接名词。■act [intransitive] (used with a noun or adjective complement与名词补语或形容词补语连用) to pretend by your behaviour to be a particular type of person假装(成某种人)◆He's been acting the devoted husband all day.他整天装出一副模范丈夫的样子。◆I decided to act dumb.我决定装哑。 see also act ⇨ playverb3■feign feɪn [transitive] (ratherformal, written) to pretend that you have a particular emotion or that you are ill, injured, asleep or dead假装,装作,佯装(有某种情感、生病、受伤、睡着或死)◆He survived the massacre by feigning death.他装死才在大屠杀中死里逃生。◆'A present for me?' she asked with feigned surprise.“给我的礼物?”她故作惊讶地问道。■ˌput sth ˈon
phrasal verb
(putting, put, put) (ratherinformal) to pretend to be thinking or feeling sth; to pretend to have a particular way of speaking装作(有某种想法或感觉);假装(有口音)◆I don't think she was hurt. She was just putting it on.我认为她没受伤,她是装出来的。◆He put on an American accent.他假装操着一口美国腔。■adopt [transitive] (formal) to use a particular manner, expression or way of speaking采用(某种举止、表情或说话方式)◆She adopted an air of indifference.她摆出一副漠不关心的样子。◆He smiled and adopted a more casual tone of voice.他笑了,换了个较为随意的语气。■fake [transitive, intransitive] (ratherinformal) to pretend that you are ill, injured or have a particular physical feeling假装,佯装,装出(有病、受伤或身体有某种感觉)◆She's not really sick - she's just faking it.她并不是真的病了,是装出来的。◆He faked a yawn.他装着打了个哈欠。◆Do you think she's faking?你觉得她是在装假吗?ⓘ When fake is used without an object, it is usually in a negative statement or a question, and in the form faking. * fake不带宾语时,通常以faking的形式用于否定句或疑问句◆But what if he wasn't faking?可要是他不是在装,那怎么办?■bluff [intransitive, transitive] to try to make sb believe that you will do sth that you do not really intend to do, or that you know sth that you do not really know虚张声势;吹牛;唬人◆I don't think he'll shoot-I think he's just bluffing.我认为他不会开枪-我想他不过是在吓唬人。◆She successfully bluffed her way through the interview(= by pretending to be sb she was not or know things that she did not know).她蒙混过关,通过了面试。 see also bluff ⇨ tricknoun■assumeəˈsjuːm; NAmEəˈsuːm [transitive] (formal, sometimesdisapproving) to pretend to be thinking or feeling sth; to pretend to have a particular way of speaking装作(有某种想法或感觉);假装(有口音)◆She assumed an air of concern.她装着很关心的样子。◆He had assumed a stage Southern accent.他佯装戏中的南方口音。NOTE辨析 Put sth on, adopt or assume?Put sth on is rather informal; adopt and assume are formal. Assume is more disapproving than adopt and suggests that sb's behaviour is false. * put sth on是相当非正式的表达方式;adopt和assume很正式。assume的负面含义多于adopt,意为某人的行为是假装出来的、不真诚的。