单词详解  

1.      vt.

A.假装，借口（to behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe sth. is not　true）

She pretended to be busy.她假装很忙。

He didn’t want to go school, so he pretended illness.他不想去上学，所以就装病。

B.(常用于否定句和疑问句)自命；自称（to claim to be, do or have sth., especially when this is

not true）

He does not pretend to be a scientist.他并不自命为科学家。

2.      vi.

假装；装作（to behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe sth. is not true）

She wasn’t really crying; she was only pretending.她并不是真的哭了，她是装出来的。

相关词组

1.pretend to do sth. 假装做某事

When his mother came in, he pretended to be doing his homework.

妈妈进来时，他假装在做作业。

2.pretend + that从句 假装……

Let’s pretend we live in a beautiful palace！让我们假装住在一所漂亮的宫殿里吧！

The little boy pretended that he was ill.那个小男孩装病。

He pretended to his family hateverything was fine.他对家人佯称一切都好。 

相关单词

第三人称单数：pretends

过去式：pretended

过去分词：pretended

现在分词：pretending