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pretend v.假装；装作；自以为 (1) 她假装很喜欢他们，借以获得他们的帮助。(2) 那个年轻演员扮演哈姆雷特。(3) 她闭上眼睛,装作睡着了。(4) 谅他不会自以为懂得什麽音乐吧！ When children or actors are pretending, it's fine, just playing. But if you pretend to someone who doesn't know you're just playing, you're likely to be condemned for it. No one likes it of you pretend to be a good member of the community just so people won't suspect you when you steal things from their houses. You might pretend you went to Harvard to impress someone, but if he finds out you didn't, he'll be very unimpressed.

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英 [prɪ'tend] 美 [prɪ'tend] (1) She pretends that she likes them so that she can get their help.(2) The young actor pretended to be Hamlet.(3) She closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.(4) Surely he doesn't pretend to any understanding of music! To pretend is to act as if you're someone else. If you pretend to be your mother for a phone conference with your math teacher, try putting on her high heels to help you get into character. 1[VERB 动词]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.   [V that]  [V to-inf]  [V n]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。Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep...有时这个男孩会假装睡着了。I had no option but to pretend ignorance.我别无他法，只能假装不知道。2[VERB 动词]（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.   [V that]  [V to-inf]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。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[VERB 动词]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.   [V that]  [V to-inf]  [with neg]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。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。

英语单词	pretend
英美音标	英 [prɪ'tend] 美 [prɪ'tend]
中文释义	v.假装；装作；自以为
英语例句	(1) She pretends that she likes them so that she can get their help. (2) The young actor pretended to be Hamlet. (3) She closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. (4) Surely he doesn't pretend to any understanding of music!
中文例句	(1) 她假装很喜欢他们，借以获得他们的帮助。 (2) 那个年轻演员扮演哈姆雷特。 (3) 她闭上眼睛,装作睡着了。 (4) 谅他不会自以为懂得什麽音乐吧！
vocabulary简明	To pretend is to act as if you're someone else. If you pretend to be your mother for a phone conference with your math teacher, try putting on her high heels to help you get into character.
vocabulary扩展	When children or actors are pretending, it's fine, just playing. But if you pretend to someone who doesn't know you're just playing, you're likely to be condemned for it. No one likes it of you pretend to be a good member of the community just so people won't suspect you when you steal things from their houses. You might pretend you went to Harvard to impress someone, but if he finds out you didn't, he'll be very unimpressed.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]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. [V that] [V to-inf] [V n] 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。 Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep... 有时这个男孩会假装睡着了。 I had no option but to pretend ignorance. 我别无他法，只能假装不知道。 2 [VERB 动词]（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. [V that] [V to-inf] 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。 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 [VERB 动词]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. [V that] [V to-inf] [with neg] 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。 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。

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