pretend的用法
pretend to do是强调假装要做某事，而不一定正在进行或者是已经发生.
还有一种完成式pretend to have done 强调假装后面的动作已经完成.
pretend
vt.
假装，装扮,(作为藉口或理由)伪称
To give a fal appearance of; feign:
伪装：显示一副假面貌；伪装：
“You had to pretend conformity while privately pursuing high and dangerous nonconformism”(Anthony Burgess)“当你私下里追求崇高而又危险的新教教义时，你仍得假装信奉国教”(安东尼·伯吉斯)
To claim or allege insincerely or fally; profess:
假称：不诚实地或虚假地要求或宣称；自称：
doesn't pretend to be an expert.
不要伪称是个专家
To reprent fictitiously in play; make believe:
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装扮：在戏剧中虚构地扮演；使相信：
pretended they were on a crui.
他们假装在海上巡逻
To take upon onelf; venture:
大胆冒昧地做：使自己承担义务；冒险干某事：
I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong.
我不敢说你是错误的
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To feign an action or a character,as in play.
扮演：假扮某种行为或某个角色，如在戏剧中假扮To put forward a claim.
自称：提出要求
To make pretensions:
假装，矫作：
pretends to gourmet tastes.
自命有美食家的品味
adj.Informal (形容词)
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