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🔑pretendpre·tend1 /prɪˈtɛnd / verb [intransitive, transitive] - to behave in a particular way in order to make other people believe something that is not true假装；佯装◆Frances walked past, pretending (that) she didn't see me.弗朗西丝从我身旁走过，假装没看见我。◆Paul's not really asleep. He's just pretending.保罗并没有真睡着，他不过是在装睡。
- (used especially about children) to imagine that something is true as part of a game（尤指儿童玩游戏时）假扮，装扮◆The kids are pretending to be astronauts.孩子们在玩假装成宇航员的游戏。
pretendpre·tend2 /prɪˈtɛnd / adjective (informal) (often used by children常为儿语) not real; imaginary假装的；想象的◆pretend cakes / toys假蛋糕；假玩具 |