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pretend

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vt.假装,装扮,(作为藉口或理由)伪称

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动词过去式:pretended 过去分词:pretended 现在分词:pretending 第三人称单数:pretends

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tend,tens,tent=to stretch(张开)

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act  bluff  fake  feign  make-believe  sham    

pretend


/prɪ'tend; prɪ`tɛnd/
v
1 [I, Tf, Tt] make oneself appear to be (doing) sth in order to deceive others or in play 假装; 佯作
*The time has come to stop pretending! 够了, 别再装蒜了!
* She pretended (that) she was not at home when we rang the bell. 我们按门铃时, 她假装不在家.
* The children pretended to eat the mud pies. 孩子们假装吃泥饼.
2 [Tn] claim (sth) falsely, esp as an excuse 伪称(某事物)(尤用作藉口)
*She pretended illness as an excuse. 她佯称有病以为藉口.
* His pretended friendship was part of the deception. 他所谓的友谊是一种骗局.
3 [Ipr, Tt] ~ to sth (fml 文) make a claim to (do) sth 声称做某事; 自称为某事物
*Surely he doesn't pretend to any understanding of music! 谅他不会自以为懂得什么音乐吧!
* I don't pretend to know as much as he does about it. 我不敢说我对此事的了解有他那样多.
1. This happens when you pretend that everything is acceptable and that nothing bothers you.
    当你假装所有的东西都是可以接受的,没有什么东西令你感到烦恼的时候,你就是在用“压抑法”。

2. Obstinately pretend that they would prefer to live in the country.
    却偏要执拗地装出他们喜欢住在乡村的样子,这对我来说一直是个谜。

3. Smiling does not mean you have to put on a false face or pretend you are happy all of the time.
    微笑并不意味着你必须戴上一副假面具,或是假装一直都挺快乐。

4. Many people pretend that they understand modern art.
    有很多人装成很懂现代艺术的样子,

5. It was dishonest of the boy to pretend that the penknife was his own.
    这小孩假装小刀是他的,是不诚实的。

6. If a shop assistant told him she had not heard of it, he would pretend to be considerably put out.
    要是女售货员告诉他从未听说过这些东西,他会装出十分遗憾和不安的样子。

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