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pretend

verb
 
/prɪˈtend/
/prɪˈtend/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pretend
/prɪˈtend/
/prɪˈtend/
he / she / it pretends
/prɪˈtendz/
/prɪˈtendz/
past simple pretended
/prɪˈtendɪd/
/prɪˈtendɪd/
past participle pretended
/prɪˈtendɪd/
/prɪˈtendɪd/
-ing form pretending
/prɪˈtendɪŋ/
/prɪˈtendɪŋ/
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  1.  
     [intransitive, transitive] to behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe something that is not true假装；佯装
    • I'm tired of having to pretend all the time.我讨厌老得装假。
    • Of course I was wrong; it would be hypocritical to pretend otherwise.当然是我错了，混充正确就是虚伪了。
    • pretend to somebody that… He pretended to his family that everything was fine.他对家人佯称一切都好。
    • pretend (that)… We pretended (that) nothing had happened.我们假装什么事情也没发生。
    • She pretended (that) she was his niece.她冒充他的外甥女。
    • pretend to do something I pretended to be asleep.我假装睡着了。
    • He pretended not to notice.他假装没注意。
    • She didn't love him, though she pretended to.她并不爱他，虽然她装出爱的样子。
    pretend something (formal)
    • She pretended an interest she did not feel.她毫无兴趣却装作有。
    Extra Examples
    • Maria knew he was only pretending.玛丽亚知道他只是在装。
    • I can't go on pretending any longer.我再也装不下去了。
    • Couldn't you at least pretend to enjoy it?你就不能至少假装喜欢它吗？
    • It would be foolish to pretend that there are no risks involved.假装不涉及风险是很愚蠢的。
    • It's useless to pretend that we might still win.假想我们还有可能赢是没有用的。
    • He pretended to his boss that he'd written the article.他向老板撒谎说那篇文章是他写的。
    Topics Personal qualitiesb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • otherwise
    • at least
    • just
    • …
    verb + pretend
    • can no longer
    • try to
    • be dishonest to
    • …
    preposition
    • to
    phrases
    • go on pretending
    • just pretending
    • only pretending
    • …
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  2.  
     [intransitive, transitive] (especially of children尤指儿童) to imagine that something is true as part of a game（在游戏中）装扮，扮作，模拟
    • They didn't have any real money so they had to pretend.他们没有真钱，就用假的代替。
    • pretend (that)… Let’s pretend (that) we’re astronauts.咱们假装是太空人吧。
  3. [intransitive, transitive] (usually used in negative sentences and questions通常用于否定句和疑问句) to claim to be, do or have something, especially when this is not true自诩；自称；自认为
    • pretend to something I can't pretend to any great musical talent.我不能妄称自己多有音乐天赋。
    • pretend (that)… I don’t pretend (that) I know much about the subject, but…我不敢说自己对这个主题有多了解，但是…
    • pretend to be/do/have something The book doesn't pretend to be a great work of literature.这本书并未自封为文学杰作。
    More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitives
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin praetendere ‘stretch forth, claim’, from prae ‘before’ + tendere ‘stretch’. The adjective dates from the early 20th cent.

pretend

adjective
/prɪˈtend/
/prɪˈtend/
[usually before noun] (informal) often used by children常为儿童用语
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  1. not real, imaginary假装的；想象的
    • pretend cakes假糕点
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin praetendere ‘stretch forth, claim’, from prae ‘before’ + tendere ‘stretch’. The adjective dates from the early 20th cent.

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