pretending

1. VERB 假装；伪装；装作
   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.
   1. I pretend that things are really okay when they're not...
      当情况不好的时候我假装一切顺利。
   2. Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep...
      有时这个男孩会假装睡着了。
   3. I had no option but to pretend ignorance.
      我别无他法，只能假装不知道。
2. VERB （做游戏等时）假装，假扮，装扮
   If children or adults pretend that they are doing something, they imagine that they are doing it, for example as part of a game.
   1. She can sunbathe and pretend she's in Spain...
      她可以晒晒太阳，假装自己是在西班牙。
   2. The children pretend to be different animals dancing to the music.
      孩子们扮成不同的动物，随着音乐起舞。
3. VERB 自诩；自称；自以为
   If you do not pretend that something is the case, you do not claim that it is the case.
   1. We do not pretend that the past six years have been without problems for us...
      我们并不自夸在过去的6年中没有遇到任何问题。
   2. Within this lecture I cannot pretend to deal adequately with dreams.
      在这一次讲座中，我不敢自诩能对梦境作透彻的分析。

1. The captain was astern, pretending he was sleeping.
   船长在船尾，假装睡着了。
2. She made a fanning motion, pretending to cool herself off
   她做了个扇风的动作，假装想让自己凉快一点。
3. Hewitt had gained entrance to the Hall by pretending to be a heating engineer.
   休伊特装扮成供热工程师从而进入大厅。
4. Although they are pretending hard to be young, grey hair and cellulite give them away
   虽然他们费尽心思地扮年轻，但是花白的头发和赘肉却将他们的真实年龄暴露无遗。
5. Here we are, pretending we're winning.
   瞧瞧我们，装出一副胜利者的姿态。
6. He stared sullenly into space, pretending not to hear the jeers.
   他面色阴郁地凝视前方，假装没听见那些冷嘲热讽。
7. There's no sense in pretending this doesn't happen
   假装这件事没有发生毫无意义。
8. That day he spied on her while pretending to work on the shrubs
   那天，他假装在修剪灌木，秘密对她进行监视。
9. He lay in the darkness, pretending to sleep.
   他躺在黑暗中，假装睡觉。
10. She buried her head under the covers, pretending to be asleep
    她把头埋到被子底下，假装睡着了。
11. He accepted my gift while pretending to refuse.
    他半推半就，收下了我送给他的礼物。
12. Show some spunk. Quit pretending you're being abused.
    慷慷慨慨！甭装可怜虫！
13. Stop pretending!
    少给我装蒜！
14. He's a snake in the grass. While pretending to be your friend he was slandering you behind your back.
    他是个暗敌，表面上装作是你的朋友，背地里却在诽谤你。
15. “ We have a mission to perform. Quit pretending. ” cried he angrily.
    他生气地高喊一声：“我们有任务，别装蒜。”
16. He deceived her by pretending to be a famous movie star.
    他冒充著名电影明星来骗她。
17. What do you mean& not understand? you're just pretending.
    什么不懂！装糊涂就是了。
18. Brian was always camping it up and pretending to be queer to make us laugh.
    为了逗我们笑，布赖恩总是矫揉造作，装得古里古怪。
19. Stop pretending to be so poor.
    别净装穷。
20. It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him.
    当我意识到不能假装没看见他时，我只好向他打了个招呼。
21. You can act and pretend, but the person acting and pretending is still you.
    你可以扮演和假装，但扮演和假装的人你。
22. You can stop pretending now.
    你现在别装模作样了。
23. She wasn't really crying, she was only pretending.
    她并不是真哭了，她只是装出来的。
24. Pretending to be something I know you're not.
    装作一个我知道你不是的人。
25. Someone wants to chat with whoever's pretending to be you.
    有人要和那个用你的号的人聊天。
26. You're pretending not to see me.
    不过你假装没看到我。
27. Yes! And we are pretending to be gods.
    对！我们假装是神。
28. But we have to stop pretending that it's not happening.
    我们不能在假装不知道了。
29. You want to stop pretending like you're out there trying to protect me?
    你要停止假装在那里试图帮助我了吗？
30. But this time the ogre was only pretending to be asleep.
    但是这次，怪物只是假装睡着了。

noun

1. the act of giving a false appearance
   1. his conformity was only pretending

   Synonym:    pretensepretencesimulationfeigning