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pretend
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ldoce_740_zpre·tend1 /prɪˈtend/ ●●● S2 W3 verb
1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]PRETEND to behave as if something is true when in fact you know it is not, in order to deceive people or for fun 假装，装作
pretend (that)
2 [transitiveT usually in negatives]PRETEND to claim that something is true, when it is not 声称〔不真实的事为真实〕
pretend (that)
THESAURUS
pretend /prɪˈtend/ to deliberately behave as though something is true when it is not, either for fun or to deceive someone 〔为取乐或骗人〕假装,假扮
Mark closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.
马克闭上眼睛假装睡着。
She shouted but he pretended that he hadn’t heard her.
她大声叫喊,但他假装没听见。
nact to behave in a particular way – often used when saying that someone is pretending that something is true, when it is not
Paul acted as if nothing was wrong.
She always acts like she’s pleased to see me, but I’m sure she’s not.
He enjoyed acting the fool (=pretending to be stupid) and couldn’t care less about his studies.
The boy acted all innocent and said that he knew nothing about the money.
I tried to act the good housewife when I got married.
make out something informal to pretend that something is true, in order to avoid doing something or to deceive someone 〔为避免做某事或骗人〕假装,假称
I didn’t want to go, so I made out I was busy.
我不想去,所以就装作很忙的样子。
She always makes out that she doesn’t have any money.
她老是假装身无分文。
be putting it on informal to be pretending to be ill, hurt etc, especially in order to avoid doing something, or to make other people feel sympathy for you 〔尤为避免做某事或博取他人同情〕假装〔生病、疼痛等〕
She’s not really upset, she’s just putting it on.
她并非真的不开心,只是装样子而已。
feign interest/surprise/ignorance/illness etc formal to pretend that you are interested, surprised etc 装成有兴趣/吃惊/无知/生病等
‘Oh really!’ he said, trying to feign interest.
“哦,真的吗？”他努力假装感兴趣地说。
Sometimes it’s best just to feign ignorance (=pretend that you do not know).
有时候最好是装不懂。
keep up appearances to pretend that your life is happy and successful, especially when you have suffered some kind of trouble or loss 〔尤在遭遇困难或损失时〕装门面,撑场面
nto pretend to be someone or somethingAlthough we were poor, our family always tried to keep up appearances.
我们家虽穷,但总是想要装门面。
She did her best to keep up appearances after her husband left her.
她丈夫弃她而去后她拼命撑着面子不说。
impersonate to copy the way that a famous person speaks and behaves, in order to entertain people, or to pretend to have an official job, in order to trick people
He’s brilliant at impersonating the president.
It’s illegal to impersonate a police officer.
pose as somebody to pretend to be someone else, especially someone in an official position, so that it is easier for you to do something bad or illegal
He posed as a doctor to gain access to the hospital.
There have been cases of thieves posing as telephone engineers.
masquerade as somebody/something disapproving to pretend to be someone or something else – used especially when saying that someone or something is not who they claim to be
Their advertisements are always full of people in white coats masquerading as scientists.
It’s not real news – it’s government propaganda masquerading as news.
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pretend• I don't think he's asleep - I think he's just pretending.• We thought that he was really hurt, but he was just pretending.• I am so relieved to not be pretending anymore.• I like to drive around in my brother's BMW and pretend I'm a rich businessman.• We were nervous and pretended not to be, and seeing her rig made us look at each other, nodding.• All his waking life he pretended not to hear other voices.• I pretended not to see her, and carried on walking down the street.• And they had not come, or they had sat across from him and pretended that every-thing was fine.• Bill closed his eyes, and pretended that the war was over and that he was safe at home.• They got into the house by pretending they worked for the electricity company.• Jill is on my lap, pretending to be a baby.• He burst into the room with a toy gun in his hand, pretending to be a gangster.• She pretended to be ill and took a day off work• We pretended to be students and got into the club for free.• But she was not the same as them, she could not pretend to be.• Then the researchers just pretended to increase the lighting.
pretend otherwise• But if you are well known, it seems foolish to pretend otherwise.• Eleanor was wrong to try and pretend otherwise.• I knew at once that something was different, why pretend otherwise?• It makes people feel better to pretend otherwise.• Nevertheless they were two real victories, and it is childish of Bush's opponents to pretend otherwise.• The introduction of council tax is going to hurt an awful lot of people and there is no point in pretending otherwise.• Though she'd never been much of a nurse and it was hypocritical to pretend otherwise.• Though he found it convenient to pretend otherwise, the man was no hick care-taker.
pretend to do/be something• One pilot pretended to be Amelia Earhart while another pretended to be Charles Lindbergh.• For him she was a guilty woman pretending to be an innocent one.• I filled in the rest of that day by pretending to be busy with the audit.• You are, or pretend to be, indifferent to whatever may happen to your reputation.• Ralph pretended to be scared until Mona grew bored.• Stop pretending to be so heartless.• It's plump actors pretending to be working class, when their fathers are neuro-surgeons.
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(1300-1400) Latin praetendere “to stretch out in front, make an excuse”, from tendere “to stretch”
pre·tend1 verb →THESAURUS1 →5 FREQUENCY1pretend2 adjectiveadj
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pretend adj.
⇨ fictional pretend verb
⇨ pretend (pretend not to notice) ⇨ imagine (Let's pretend.) pretend pretend ♦︎ act ♦︎ feign ♦︎ put sth on ♦︎ adopt ♦︎ fake ♦︎ bluff ♦︎ assume These words all mean to behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe sth that is not true. 这些词均表示假装、伪装。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配 ◆ to pretend / feign / assume interest / indifference ◆ to feign / fake illness / injury ◆ to put on / adopt / assume an accent ◆ to put on / adopt / assume an air of concern / indifference, etc. ■ pretend [intransitive , transitive ] to behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe sth that is not true 假装；伪装 ◆ I'm tired of having to pretend all the time.总是要装假，我厌倦了。 ◆ Of course it was wrong; it would be hypocriticial to pretend otherwise .当然是错了，装作没错就是虚伪了。 ◆ I pretended to be asleep.我假装睡着了。 ◆ He pretended not to notice.他装作没看见。 ◆ She pretended (that) she was his niece.她冒充他的外甥女。 ◆ He pretended to his family that everything was fine.他对家人佯称一切都好。 ◆ (formal ) Why hurt her by pretending an interest he did not feel?他对她并无兴趣，为什么要装作对她有好感来伤害她？ ⓘ Pretend * pretend仅在正式语境中后接名词。 ■ act [intransitive ] (used with a noun or adjective complement 与名词补语或形容词补语连用 ) to pretend by your behaviour to be a particular type of person 假装（成某种人） ◆ He's been acting the devoted husband all day.他整天装出一副模范丈夫的样子。 ◆ I decided to act dumb.我决定装哑。 act ⇨ play verb 3 ■ feign feɪn [transitive ] (formal , written ) to pretend that you have a particular emotion or that you are ill, injured, asleep or dead 假装，装作，佯装（有某种情感、生病、受伤、睡着或死） ◆ He survived the massacre by feigning death.他装死才在大屠杀中死里逃生。 ◆ 'A present for me?' she asked with feigned surprise.“给我的礼物？”她故作惊讶地问道。 ■ ˌput sth ˈon (putting , put , put (informal ) to pretend to be thinking or feeling sth; to pretend to have a particular way of speaking 装作（有某种想法或感觉）；假装（有口音） ◆ I don't think she was hurt. She was just putting it on .我认为她没受伤，她是装出来的。 ◆ He put on an American accent.他假装操着一口美国腔。 ■ adopt [transitive ] (formal ) to use a particular manner, expression or way of speaking 采用（某种举止、表情或说话方式） ◆ She adopted an air of indifference.她摆出一副漠不关心的样子。 ◆ He smiled and adopted a more casual tone of voice.他笑了，换了个较为随意的语气。 ■ fake [transitive , intransitive ] (informal ) to pretend that you are ill, injured or have a particular physical feeling 假装，佯装，装出（有病、受伤或身体有某种感觉） ◆ She's not really sick － she's just faking it.她并不是真的病了，是装出来的。 ◆ He faked a yawn.他装着打了个哈欠。 ◆ Do you think she's faking?你觉得她是在装假吗？ ⓘ When fake is used without an object, it is usually in a negative statement or a question, and in the form faking . * fake不带宾语时，通常以faking的形式用于否定句或疑问句 ◆ But what if he wasn't faking?可要是他不是在装，那怎么办？ ■ bluff [intransitive , transitive ] to try to make sb believe that you will do sth that you do not really intend to do, or that you know sth that you do not really know 虚张声势；吹牛；唬人 ◆ I don't think he'll shoot－I think he's just bluffing.我认为他不会开枪－我想他不过是在吓唬人。 ◆ She successfully bluffed her way through the interview (= by pretending to be sb she was not or know things that she did not know) .她蒙混过关，通过了面试。 bluff ⇨ trick noun ■ assume əˈsjuːm; NAmE əˈsuːm [transitive ] (formal , disapproving ) to pretend to be thinking or feeling sth; to pretend to have a particular way of speaking 装作（有某种想法或感觉）；假装（有口音） ◆ She assumed an air of concern.她装着很关心的样子。 ◆ He had assumed a stage Southern accent.他佯装戏中的南方口音。 NOTE 辨析 Put sth on is rather informal; adopt and assume are formal. Assume is more disapproving than adopt and suggests that sb's behaviour is false. * put sth on是相当非正式的表达方式；adopt和assume很正式。assume的负面含义多于adopt，意为某人的行为是假装出来的、不真诚的。
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