新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

pretend

英  [prɪˈtend]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • pretends , pretending , pretended

    1[T 及物动词] 假装(某事是事实)

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    I pretend that things are really okay when they're not.

    我在情况不好的时候假装一切真的没事。

    例:

    Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep.

    有时候那个男孩子假装睡着了。

    2[T 及物动词] 假装(在做某事)

    If children or adults pretend that they are doing something, they imagine that they are doing it, for example as part of a game.

    双语例句

    例:

    She can sunbathe and pretend she's in Cancun.

    她会进行日光浴并假装她是在坎昆。

    3[T 及物动词] 自称 , 自诩

    If you do not pretend that something is the case, you do not claim that it is the case.

    双语例句

    例:

    We do not pretend that the past six years have been without problems for us.

    我们并不自诩过去的6年我们没有遇到一点问题。

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