pretends

英 [prɪˈtendz]

美 [prɪˈtendz]

v.  假装; 佯装; (在游戏中)装扮，扮作，模拟; 自诩; 自称; 自认为
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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。

双语例句

• He's the kind of man the world pretends to look up to, and in fact despises.
  他高尚，他纯洁。好像整个世界都在仰视，实际上，这个世界对他根本不屑一顾。
• He pretends to know her better than he would, if he were a close friend of hers.
  他装出一副对她深有了解的样子，就像她是他的密友。
• Mark likes to tell lame jokes, but at least his girlfriend pretends to laugh.
  马克喜欢讲冷笑话，但起码他女朋友会假装笑一下。
• Someone who pretends that famous people are his her friends.
  假装是一位著名人物的朋友的人。
• Bob pretends to be such a wise guy, but we all know he's not as clever as he thinks.
  鲍勃装作是一个聪明人，但我们都知道他并非象他想的那样聪明。
• She pretends to have been helped with her work.
  她假装她的工作是在别人帮助下完成的。
• Sagar pretends that after getting beat up he is mentally ill again and the two of them go home.
  萨格尔假装起床后殴打他是精神病患者再次和他们俩回家。
• The most dangerous enemy is one who pretends to be a friend.
  装扮成朋友的敌人是最危险的。
• She pretends to like you, but talks about you behind your back.
  她伪称喜欢你，但在背后批评你。
• He pretends to be friendly with girls. That is his usual practice.
  他对女孩装作很友好，这是他一贯的作法。