【pretend音标】 英[prɪˈtend] 美[prɪˈtend]
【单词释义】 pretend是什么意思：
vt.假装，伪装；假称；装扮
vi.扮演；自称；假装，矫作
adj.仿制的
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] pretends
[单词现在分词] pretending
[单词过去式] pretended
[单词过去分词] pretended
【关联词/派生词】
pretentious adj.狂妄的，自命不凡的；虚伪的；做作的
pretension n.假装，做作；要求，主张；自负；借口
pretence n.[Br.] 假装，作假；借口，口实；虚伪；虚饰
pretense n. [Am.]借口；假装；伪称；自称，自诩
【pretend形近词/近似词】
attend v. 出席；照顾，照料；注意；关注
extend v. 扩大；延伸；扩展
distend v.（使）膨胀；（使）肿胀；（使）扩张
portend vt.预示；预兆；预告；给…以警告
tend v. 倾向，趋向；照料；照管
intend vt.打算；想要
【单词例句】
◇ So the two pretended weavers set up two looms, and affected to work very busily, though in reality they did nothing at all.
他们摆出两架织机来，装做是在工作的样子，可是他们的织机上什么东西也没有。
◇ Then we wore false beards to pretend to be the musicians whom people were familiar with. In addition, we attached humorous acts to our performances and played jokes on each other.
然后我们带上假胡子假扮人们熟悉的音乐家，除此之外，我们在表演中加上幽默的动作，互相开着玩笑。
---- My First Band
◇ Capricorn:
When it comes to taking charge, while you may occasionally pretend you don't absolutely adore it, to be perfectly honest, you know you do - and you know we all love it when you're "driving," because you're so good at it.
摩羯座：你会偶尔假装不热衷权力，那是因为你知道大家希望你掌控大局，这是你擅长的。
---- The most unbearable thing for the twelve zodiac signs
◇ Somehow when the kettle piped its finishing warning I pretended not to hear it. That's what Mike's leaving had been like, sudden and with an awful finality.
水开了，水壶发出警报声，我假装没有听见。迈克的离去也是一样，突如其来，并且无可挽回。
---- A Little Piece of Me
◇ He thought, "Is the fox really dead or is he pretending to be dead? If he's not dead, he'll catch me when I go near him."
如果他没有死，那么我走近他就会被他抓住。
---- The fox is dead