1 VERB 假装;伪装;装作 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. 假装;伪装;装作
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I pretend that things are really okay when they're not. [VERB that]
当情况不好的时候我假装一切顺利。
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Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep. [VERB to-infinitive]
有时这个男孩会假装睡着了。
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I had no option but to pretend ignorance. [VERB noun]
我别无他法,只能假装不知道。
2 VERB (做游戏等时)假装,假扮,装扮 If children or adults pretend that they are doing something, they imagine that they are doing it, for example as part of a game. (做游戏等时)假装,假扮,装扮
SYN make believe, suppose, imagine, play
3 VERB [with neg] 自诩;自称;自以为 If you do not pretend that something is the case, you do not claim that it is the case. 自诩;自称;自以为
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