pretended
adj. 假裝的; 徒有外表的; 傳說的; 號稱的
v. 假裝( pretend的過去式和過去分詞 ); 偽裝; (尤指兒童)(在遊戲中)裝扮; 自詡
If you pretend that something is the case, you act in a way that is intended to make people believe that it is the case, although in fact it is not.
I pretend that things are really okay when they're not...
當情況不好的時候我假裝一切順利。
Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep...
有時這個男孩會假裝睡著了。
If children or adults pretend that they are doing something, they imagine that they are doing it, for example as part of a game.
She can sunbathe and pretend she's in Spain...
她可以曬曬太陽,假裝自己是在西班牙。
The children pretend to be different animals dancing to the music.
孩子們扮成不同的動物,隨著音樂起舞。
If you do not pretend that something is the case, you do not claim that it is the case.
We do not pretend that the past six years have been without problems for us...
我們並不自誇在過去的6年中沒有遇到任何問題。
Within this lecture I cannot pretend to deal adequately with dreams.
在這一次講座中,我不敢自詡能對夢境作透徹的分析。
1. adopted in order to deceive;
He pretended to be affronted, but inwardly he was pleased.
他假裝受到了冒犯,但其實內心很高興。
I pretended to rub a fleck of grit from one eye.
我假裝拭去一隻眼睛裡的沙粒。
As he drew abreast of the man he pretended to stumble.
當他趕上那個男人時,他裝出了要跌倒的樣子。
He pretended to scalp me with his sword.
他假裝要用劍剝下我的頭皮。
Although he pretended to sympathize, he was laughing in his sleeve.
雖然他假裝同情, 但他卻在暗笑.