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
pretend的第三人称单数

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

• I hate her false mateyness and the way she pretends to be interested in what you're doing.
  我讨厌她那虚假的友好和假装对你的事饶有兴趣的样子。
• The essential characteristic of pseudo-science is not the examination and pretends the real fraudulence;
  伪科学的本质特征是不可检验性和以假冒真的欺骗性；
• He pretends to know nothing about it.
  他假装不知道那件事。
• 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。
• He pretends he cares about unemployment, but that's just politician's cant.
  他假装对失业的关心，但那只是政客的行话。
• He stays away from work and pretends that he is ill.
  他抛下工作装作他生了病。
• In order to carry this out, Hamlet pretends to be mad.
  为了报仇，哈姆雷特假装疯了。
• 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。
• I speak under correction, but The Maid is full of deceit: she pretends to be devout.
  说得不对，请你们纠正。那个少女是一个心怀奸诈的人，她假装虔诚。
• Someone who pretends that famous people are his her friends.
  假装是一位著名人物的朋友的人。