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🔑 pre·tendBrE /prɪˈtend/NAmE /prɪˈtend/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they pretend BrE /prɪˈtend/ NAmE /prɪˈtend/present simple - he / she / it pretends BrE /prɪˈtendz/ NAmE /prɪˈtendz/past simple pretended BrE /prɪˈtendɪd/ NAmE /prɪˈtendɪd/past participle pretended BrE /prɪˈtendɪd/ NAmE /prɪˈtendɪd/ -ing form pretending BrE /prɪˈtendɪŋ/ NAmE /prɪˈtendɪŋ/🔑 [I, T] to behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe sth 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。◆~ (to sb) (that…) He pretended to his family that everything was fine. 他对家人佯称一切都好。◆We pretended (that) nothing had happened.我们假装什么事情也没发生。◆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。◆~ sth(formal) She pretended an interest she did not feel. 她毫无兴趣却装作有。🔑 [I, T] (especially of children 尤指儿童) to imagine that sth 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。◆~ (that)…Let's pretend (that) we're astronauts.咱们假装是太空人吧。 [I, T] () to claim to be, do or have sth, especially when this is not true 自诩；自称；自认为◆~ to sthI can't pretend to any great musical talent. 我不能妄称自己多有音乐天赋。◆~ (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…◆~ to be/do/have sthThe book doesn't pretend to be a great work of literature. 这本书并未自封为文学杰作。 Verbs usually followed by infinitives afford, agree, appear, arrange, attempt, beg, choose, consent, decide, expect, fail, happen, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, manage, mean, neglect, offer, prepare, pretend, promise, refuse, swear, try, want, wish 🔑 pre·tendBrE /prɪˈtend/NAmE /prɪˈtend/ adjective [usually before noun] (informal) () not real, imaginary 假装的；想象的◆pretend cakes 假糕点 |