pretend
- IPA[prɪˈtɛnd]
英式
- behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not；engage in an imaginative game or fantasy
- not really what it is represented as being; imaginary
verb: pretend, 3rd person present: pretends, gerund or present participle: pretending, past tense: pretended, past participle: pretended
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動詞
- 1. behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not I closed my eyes and pretended I was asleep she turned the pages and pretended to read 同義詞
- ▪ engage in an imaginative game or fantasy children pretending to be grown-ups 同義詞
- ▪ give the appearance of feeling or possessing (an emotion or quality); simulate she pretended a greater surprise than she felt 同義詞
- 2. lay claim to (a quality or title) he cannot pretend to sophistication
形容詞
- 1. informal not really what it is represented as being; imaginary the children poured out pretend tea for the dolls
- not genuine; assumed: she interrupted him with pretended indignation
Oxford American Dictionary
- not genuine; assumed: eating ice cream with pretended unconcern
Oxford Dictionary
- a game or situation in which one behaves as though a fictional or unreal situation is a real one
Oxford Dictionary
- a game or set of circumstances in which one behaves as though a fictional or unreal situation ...
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[prəˈtend]
美式
- speak and act so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not: I closed my eyes and pretended I was asleep she turned the pages and pretended to read
- not really what it is represented as being; used in a game or deception: the children are pouring out pretend tea for the dolls
Oxford American Dictionary
