及物動詞 ( pretended; pretended; pretending )
佯裝;假裝;
He pretended that he was innocent. 他假裝無辜。
He pretended to be friendly with me. 他假裝對我友善。
自命,自稱
I do not pretend to be a scholar. 我不自命為學者。
(尤指孩子)(在遊戲中)假扮;裝作
Let's pretend that we're on an island. 讓我們裝作在壹孤島上。
口(常用於否定句)妄稱,敢於
I can not pretend to judge between them. 我可不敢在他們之間作出裁判。
不及物動詞 ( pretended; pretended; pretending )
假裝
She wasn't really crying; she was only pretending. 她並非真的在哭;她只是假裝而已。
自封,自稱;妄求
She pretends to great knowledge. 她自稱具有廣博的知識。
形容詞
假裝的;假想的
It is a pretend meal this evening, with nothing whatever on the table. 今晚只是假裝吃飯,餐桌上什麽吃的也沒有。