pretend
- IPA[prēˈtend]
美式
- speak and act so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not；engage in a game or fantasy that involves supposing something that is not the case to be so
- not really what it is represented as being; used in a game or deception
verb: pretend, 3rd person present: pretends, gerund or present participle: pretending, past tense: pretended, past participle: pretended
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. 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 同義詞
- ▪ engage in a game or fantasy that involves supposing something that is not the case to be so 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; used in a game or deception the children are pouring out pretend tea for the dolls
