pretend

noun

1. the enactment of a pretense

e.g. it was just pretend

Synonym: make-believe

pretend的近义词

verb

1. state insincerely

e.g. He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
She pretends to be an expert on wine

Synonym: profess

2. make believe with the intent to deceive

e.g. He feigned that he was ill
He shammed a headache

Synonym: feignshamaffectdissemble

3. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

e.g. She makes like an actress

Synonym: makemake believe

4. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

e.g. I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong

Synonym: guessventurehazard

5. behave unnaturally or affectedly

e.g. She's just acting

Synonym: dissembleact

6. put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

e.g. pretend the title of King

pretend

adj

1. imagined as in a play

e.g. the make-believe world of theater
play money
dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish

Synonym: make-believe

1. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep...
有时这个男孩会假装睡着了。

2. （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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

3. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

1. 装：提起纳特.金.科尔,我最先听到的是<>(pretend)、<>(too young)等甜美浪漫的走红歌曲. 歌曲的录制一定是得有杂音的,从晶体管收音机(当时的最新商品)里流淌出来. 时值一九六零年前后. 当时,科尔的本职工作爵士钢琴弹奏几乎处于休眠状态,

2. pretend的意思

2. 伪装：yearn#渴望 | pretend#伪装 | want#想要

3. pretend

3. 装作：garbage 垃圾 | pretend 装作 | chase 追逐,追赶