| [/prɪˈtend; prɪˋtɛnd/] v 用法:
1 [I, Tf, Tt] make oneself appear to be (doing) sth in order to deceive others or in play 假装; 佯作:
The time has come to stop pretending! 够了, 别再装蒜了! *
She pretended (that) she was not at home when we rang the bell. 我们按门铃时, 她假装不在家. *
The children pretended to eat the mud pies. 孩子们假装吃泥饼. 用法:
2 [Tn] claim (sth) falsely, esp as an excuse 伪称（某事物）（尤用作藉口）:
She pretended illness as an excuse. 她佯称有病以为藉口. *
His pretended friendship was part of the deception. 他所谓的友谊是一种骗局. 用法:
3 [Ipr, Tt] ~ to sth (fml 文) make a claim to (do) sth 声称做某事; 自称为某事物:
Surely he doesn't pretend to any understanding of music! 谅他不会自以为懂得什麽音乐吧! *
I don't pretend to know as much as he does about it. 我不敢说我对此事的了解有他那样多. |