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
- 釋義
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
