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

• Show some spunk. Quit pretending you're being abused.
  慷慷慨慨！甭装可怜虫！
• She buried her head under the covers, pretending to be asleep
  她把头埋到被子底下，假装睡着了。
• What do you mean& not understand? you're just pretending.
  什么不懂！装糊涂就是了。
• He's a snake in the grass. While pretending to be your friend he was slandering you behind your back.
  他是个暗敌，表面上装作是你的朋友，背地里却在诽谤你。
• 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。
• You're pretending not to see me.
  不过你假装没看到我。
• “ We have a mission to perform. Quit pretending. ” cried he angrily.
  他生气地高喊一声：“我们有任务，别装蒜。”
• She made a fanning motion, pretending to cool herself off
  她做了个扇风的动作，假装想让自己凉快一点。
• He accepted my gift while pretending to refuse.
  他半推半就，收下了我送给他的礼物。
• She wasn't really crying, she was only pretending.
  她并不是真哭了，她只是装出来的。