pretend的用法总结

pretend的用法总结

以下是小编为大家总结的pretend的用法，希望能帮助大家掌握pretend这个单词，提高英语水平。

pretend to be doing 是强调不定式的动作正在进行的过程中.

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 to be reading就表示他假装正在读书

pretend to sleep 表示他要去睡觉

pretend

vt.

假装, 装扮, (作为藉口或理由)伪称

To give a false 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 falsely; profess:

假称：不诚实地或虚假地要求或宣称;自称：

doesnt pretend to be an expert.

不要伪称是个专家

To represent fictitiously in play; make believe:

装扮：在戏剧中虚构地扮演;使相信：

pretended they were on a cruise.

他们假装在海上巡逻

I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong.

我不敢说你是错误的To take upon oneself; venture: 大胆冒昧地做：使自己承担义务;冒险干某事：

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

rmal (形容词)【非正式用语】

Imitation; make-believe:

模仿的;仿制的：

pretend money; pretend pearls.

伪币;假珍珠

Middle English pretenden

中古英语pretenden

from Old French pretendre

源自古法语pretendre

from Latin praetendere

源自拉丁语praetendere

prae- [pre-]

prae- [前缀，表在之前]

tendere [to extend] * see ten-

tendere [延伸，延长] *参见ten-

pretend，assume，affect，simulate，feign，fake，counterfeit

These verbs all mean to take on a false or misleading appearance.

这些动词都指采用虚伪的或误导的表象。

Pretend often suggests a vain or transparent attempt to fool or deceive:

Pretend 经常暗示一种徒劳地或明显地去愚弄或欺骗：

My bedmate pretended to be asleep (George W. Cable).

我的枕边人假装睡着了(乔治W凯布尔)。

Assume maybut does not necessarilyconnote dishonesty,

insincerity, or trickery:

Assume 有可能但是并不必然地意味着不诚实，不诚心或欺骗：Assume a virtue, if you have it not (Shakespeare).

假如你没有美德的话，那就假装你有美德(莎士比亚)。

I assumed an air of confidence that I was far from feeling.

在我远远感受不到自信时，我显示出一副自信的神气。

Affect suggests an effort to give the appearance of something either out of personal preference or to make an impression:

Affect 暗示了一种出于个人喜好或想要留下好印象而有意显示出某种神态的努力：

He affects the disdainful petulance of a rock star (Annalyn Swan).

他假装出摇滚明星般倔傲的任性(阿那林斯旺)。

Simulate emphasizes the assumption of an appearance or a form that closely resembles reality:

Simulate 强调外表的假装或近似现实的形式：

A . . . verdant scum upon the surface of deep pools simulated the turf that had been removed (John Lothrop Motley). The remaining termsfeign, fake, and counterfeit all imply at least a measure of deliberate sham.

深潭表面上青绿的浮藻给人一种假象，好象草地被转移了(约翰