pretend
英 [prɪˈtend] 美 [prɪˈtɛnd]

vt.

假装，伪装；假称；装扮；

vi.

扮演；自称；假装，矫作；

adj.

仿制的；

变形

过去式：pretended过去分词：pretended现在分词：pretending第三人称单数：pretends

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 假装,伪装 give an appearance of sth that is not true, with the intention of deceiving

英英释义

pretend[ pri'tend ]

• n.the enactment of a pretense

  "it was just pretend"

  同义词：make-believe

• v.
  • make believe with the intent to deceive

    同义词：feignshamaffectdissemble

  • behave unnaturally or affectedly

    同义词：dissembleact

  • put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

    "pretend the title of King"

  • put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

    "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

    同义词：guessventurehazard

  • represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

    同义词：makemake believe

  • state insincerely

    "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"

    同义词：profess

• adj.imagined as in a play

  "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"

  同义词：make-believe

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• pretend a headache假装头痛
• pretend deafness装聋作哑
• pretend ignorance装作无知
• pretend illness装病
• pretend indifference装作不关心
• pretend sleep假装睡觉

～+副词

• pretend childishly幼稚地装作
• pretend deliberately故意装作
• pretend groundlessly毫无根据地自称
• pretend irrationally不合理地伪装
• pretend politely有礼貌地装作
• pretend sportively嬉戏地装作

～+介词

• pretend to自称具有
• pretend to great knowledge自以为有知识
• pretend to great talent自称有很大的天赋
• pretend to learning自称有学识
• pretend to skill自以为有技术
• pretend to the throne觊觎王位
• pretend to various abilities自称有各种才能

同近义词辨析

simulate, feign, pretend

这组词都有“假装”的意思，其区别是：

simulate主要指模仿他人或他物的样子，假装具有他人或他物的特点。

feign常和pretend换用，一般指言行上的“装做，假装”如装无知、悲哀；装死、疯或装做睡眠等。

pretend指公开表示的与心里想的与客观实际不符合，含公开承认其虚假的意味。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. She pretends that she likes them so that she can get their help.
   她假装很喜欢他们，借以获得他们的帮助。
2. The young actor pretended to be Hamlet.
   那个年轻演员扮演哈姆雷特。
3. She closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.
   她闭上眼睛,装作睡着了。
4. Surely he doesn't pretend to any understanding of music!
   谅他不会自以为懂得什麽音乐吧！

权威例句

Pretend play in childhood: An integrative review.
Pretend play skills and the child's theory of mind.
Social Pretend Play in Toddlers: Parallels with Social Play and with Solitary Pretend
Social coordination during pretend play: Comparisons with nonpretend play and effects on expressive content.
On acquiring knowledge about people and the capacity to pretend: response to Leslie (1987)
Toward symbolic functioning: Structure of early pretend games and potential parallels with language.
Is Narrative "Primary"? Some Insights from Kindergarteners' Pretend Readings of Stories and Information Books.
BEYOND SENSORIMOTOR INTELLIGENCE: ASSESSMENT OF SYMBOLIC MATURITY THROUGH ANALYSIS OF PRETEND PLAY
Individual Differences in Young Children's Pretend Play with Mother and Sibling: Links to Relationships and Understanding of Other P...
“ No! The Lambs Can Stay Out Because They Got Cozies ”: Constructive and Destructive Sibling Conflict, Pretend Play, and...