| 释义 |
pre·tend /prɪˈtend，priː-/ vt. | vi. | a.
I ❶ vt.
1. 伪称(有)，佯称(有)；假装，佯装
He had cancer, but they pretended he was in perfect health. 他患有癌症，但他们佯称他身体极好。
pretend illness 佯称有病
pretend to know what one doesn't know 不懂装懂
pretend to go to sleep (to be ill) 假装去睡觉(生病)
2. (演戏等中)装扮
pretend to be Ophelia 扮演奥菲利娅
Let's pretend that we're policemen. 让我们来装扮警察吧。
3. 自称，自命，声称
He pretends that he has studied philosophy. 他声称他学过哲学。
He does not pretend to be a scholar. 他并不自命为学者。
4. 试图；敢于；妄为
I do not pretend to criticize, but ... 我并不想妄加批评，不过…
I cannot pretend to judge between them. 我可不敢在他们之间作出裁判。
5. 〈废〉(为隐藏、隐瞒或防卫而)提出，提供，搬出
❷ vi.
1. 假装；装作
He is never sincere, always pretending. 他从不真诚，老是在作假。
She wasn't really crying; she was only pretending. 她并非真哭，只是作戏。
He pretends as though he were not guilty. 他假作无罪。
2. 觊觎，妄求 (to)
pretend to a throne 觊觎王位
3. 自称，自夸，自封 (to)
pretend to great knowledge 自夸有大学问
4. 追求；求婚 (to)
pretend to a woman (或 a woman's hand) 向女人求婚
II a.
〈口〉假装的；假想的；仿制的，伪造的
a pretend smile 假笑
pretend pearls 仿制珍珠
Koko, a gorilla, enjoys pretend games; she will “smoke” a twig or pencil. 大猩猩柯柯喜欢玩模仿游戏，她会把小树枝或铅笔当烟抽。
[< L praetendere to stretch forth, feign < PRE- + TEND²] |