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B2tobehaveas if something istruewhen youknowthat it is not,especiallyinordertodeceivepeopleor as agame: 假装，伪称；（游戏中）装扮 [+ (that)]He pretended(that)he didn'tmind, but Iknewthat he did.他假装不在乎，但我知道他很介意。 Thechildrenpretended(that)they weredinosaurs.孩子们装扮成恐龙。 [+ to infinitive]Were you just pretendingtobeinterested?你只是在假装感兴趣吗？ She's not reallyhurt- she's only pretending.她并不是真的受了伤——她只是在装。 OfcourseI wasangry- I can't pretendotherwise.我当然生气了——怎么可能会是装的。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto act as if something is true when it is not - pretendShe pretended not to know about the surprise.
- make believeHe's just going to make believe that things are fine in spite of the divorce.
- play at somethingUKThe children are playing at cops and robbers.
- role-playDuring class, we role-played being a customer and a salesperson to learn words related to shopping.
- fakeShe's only faking being ill.
- feignThe police questioned him about the break-in, but he feigned ignorance.
See more results » not pretend to dosomethingformal to notclaimsomething that isfalse: 不想妄称…I don't pretend to be anexperton thesubject.我不想妄称自己是该学科的专家。 - She'll pretend that she hasn'tseenus - youwatch.
- Just for alaugh, I pretended that I'dforgottenit was hisbirthday.
- He isn't reallyangry- he's just pretending.
- Shesidledpast him, pretending that she had notseenhim.
- Heeventriedto pretend he was afilmstar'sson- can youbelieveit?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFaking & pretending - affect
- air guitar
- assume
- believe
- changeling
- charlatan
- cry
- false
- false modesty
- falsifiable
- falsify
- feign
- massage
- mountebank
- out-bluff
- passsomethingoff assomething
- phoney
- professed
- purport
- quackery
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Children's games Assertions & asserting imaginaryor notreal: 想象的，不真实的"Do youwantacupoftea?" sheasks,offeringme a pretendcup.他们知道这些争执是假装的，但还是觉得难过。 Theyknewtheargumentwas only pretend, but they still gotupset. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesimaginary - imaginaryOur daughter had an imaginary friend when she was six.
- made-upThe comedian started with some obviously made-up stories about hanging out with the Queen.
- make-believeSome politicians seem to live in a make-believe world where everything revolves around their interests.
- non-existentThese accounts are used to sell fake or non-existent goods.
- fantasticHer books were filled with magicians and fantastic creatures.
See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesTrue, real, false, and unreal - actual
- actuality
- actually
- all that glitters is not goldidiom
- apocryphal
- faithful
- fake news
- false
- false flag
- falsely
- not so muchidiom
- nothing could be further from the truthidiom
- nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom
- parallel universe
- post-factual
- validity
- veridical
- verifiability
- verifiable
- verifiably
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: B2tobehaveas if something istruewhen youknowthat it is not,especiallyinordertodeceivepeopleor as agame 假装，伪称；（游戏中）装扮[+ (that)]He pretended(that)he didn'tmind, but Iknewthat he did.他假装不在乎，但我知道他很介意。 Thechildrenpretended(that)they weredinosaurs.孩子们装扮成恐龙。 [+ to infinitive]Were you just pretendingtobeinterested?你只是在假装感兴趣吗？ She's not reallyhurt- she's only pretending.她并不是真的受了伤——她只是在装。 OfcourseI wasangry- I can't pretendotherwise.我当然生气了——怎么可能会是装的。 not pretend to dosthformal to notclaimsomething that isfalse 不想妄称…I don't pretend to be anexperton thesubject.我不想妄称自己是该学科的专家。 - She'll pretend that she hasn'tseenus - youwatch.
- Just for alaugh, I pretended that I'dforgottenit was hisbirthday.
- He isn't reallyangry- he's just pretending.
- Shesidledpast him, pretending that she had notseenhim.
- Heeventriedto pretend he was afilmstar'sson- can youbelieveit?
想象的，不真实的"Do youwantacupoftea?" sheasks,offeringme a pretendcup. Theyknewtheargumentwas only pretend, but they still gotupset.他们知道这些争执是假装的，但还是觉得难过。 pretend| American Dictionarytobehaveas if something istruewhen youknowthat it is not,esp. inordertodeceivepeopleor as agame: [+ to infinitive]Tompretends tocare. [+ (that) clause]Thechildrenpretended (that) they weredinosaurs. Examplesofpretendpretend Furthermore, children manifested a marked increase inpretend-play with toy objects that were replicas of real objects specifically designed to stand for other objects.From theCambridge English Corpus There is no point in pretending that buyer-seller relationships are ships passing in the night, always a short-term swap.From theCambridge English Corpus Both utterances are situated in apretendframe.From theCambridge English Corpus So she hurried on, pretending she hadn't seen anything.From theCambridge English Corpus It does notpretendto replace more exhaustive volumes, but does provide all the information needed for many soil analyses and their interpretation.From theCambridge English Corpus I do notpretendto have answered all criticisms, or even to have understood every objection suggested to me.From theCambridge English Corpus Governments and ruling parties which pretended to be warm and friendly turned out to be ruthless and destructive.From theCambridge English Corpus If it is optimal topretendto be tough, the agent will do all the pretending necessary.From theCambridge English Corpus The real-life disciplinary episode occurred two days before thepretendplay episode.From theCambridge English Corpus You could neverpretendto be the new kid on the block, never have that excuse or opportunity.From theCambridge English Corpus Infants with autism : an investigation of empathy,pretendplay, joint attention, and imitation.From theCambridge English Corpus These metaphysical remnants, however, neither express norpretendto offer any metaphysical claims apart from the normative context.From theCambridge English Corpus Otherwise, we forever run the risk of remaining detached and of pretending that we can occupy a position entirely outside ideological discourse.From theCambridge English Corpus This is, however, not an excuse for being careless about facts and for acting politically while pretending objectivity.From theCambridge English Corpus Nobody is pretending from this latter perspective that the fossil record is perfect, but it is argued it is good enough to derive a history.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |