pretend

Ⅰ vt & vi ① give an appearance of (sth that is not true)， with the intention of deceiving 假装［意图欺骗］：He ～ed to be reading.他假装在看书。/She wasn't really crying;she was only ～ing.她不是真哭，是假哭。 ② (usu of a child)imagine as a game (通常指孩子)(游戏中)装扮：Let's ～ we are father and mother.咱们装扮为父亲和母亲。Ⅱ vt claim falsely that one has (some condition)， in order to avoid difficulty or punishment 伪称；佯称(以避开困难或惩罚)：～ sickness 装病/He ～ed to be a scientist.他自称为科学家。

【注意】 pretend 作不及物动词用时，可与介词to连用：～ to beauty 自以为是美人/～ to learning 自以为是学 ......     （共512字）    [阅读本文]>>