pretending

英 [prɪˈtendɪŋ]

美 [prɪˈtendɪŋ]

v.  假装; 佯装; (在游戏中)装扮，扮作，模拟; 自诩; 自称; 自认为
pretend的现在分词

现在分词：pretending　

COCA.46129

柯林斯词典

• VERB 假装；伪装；装作
  If youpretend thatsomething 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.
  1. I pretend that things are really okay when they're not...
     当情况不好的时候我假装一切顺利。
  2. Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep...
     有时这个男孩会假装睡着了。
  3. I had no option but to pretend ignorance.
     我别无他法，只能假装不知道。
• VERB （做游戏等时）假装，假扮，装扮
  If children or adultspretend thatthey are doing something, they imagine that they are doing it, for example as part of a game.
  1. She can sunbathe and pretend she's in Spain...
     她可以晒晒太阳，假装自己是在西班牙。
  2. The children pretend to be different animals dancing to the music.
     孩子们扮成不同的动物，随着音乐起舞。
• VERB 自诩；自称；自以为
  If you do notpretend thatsomething is the case, you do not claim that it is the case.
  1. We do not pretend that the past six years have been without problems for us...
     我们并不自夸在过去的6年中没有遇到任何问题。
  2. Within this lecture I cannot pretend to deal adequately with dreams.
     在这一次讲座中，我不敢自诩能对梦境作透彻的分析。

英英释义

noun

• the act of giving a false appearance
  1. his conformity was only pretending
  Synonym:pretensepretencesimulationfeigning

双语例句

• Pretending to be something I know you're not.
  装作一个我知道你不是的人。
• You're pretending not to see me.
  不过你假装没看到我。
• You want to stop pretending like you're out there trying to protect me?
  你要停止假装在那里试图帮助我了吗？
• Brian was always camping it up and pretending to be queer to make us laugh.
  为了逗我们笑，布赖恩总是矫揉造作，装得古里古怪。
• Hewitt had gained entrance to the Hall by pretending to be a heating engineer.
  休伊特装扮成供热工程师从而进入大厅。
• He stared sullenly into space, pretending not to hear the jeers.
  他面色阴郁地凝视前方，假装没听见那些冷嘲热讽。
• What do you mean& not understand? you're just pretending.
  什么不懂！装糊涂就是了。
• But we have to stop pretending that it's not happening.
  我们不能在假装不知道了。
• Show some spunk. Quit pretending you're being abused.
  慷慷慨慨！甭装可怜虫！
• You can stop pretending now.
  你现在别装模作样了。