pretend的用法

pretend to be doing 是強調不定式的動作正在進行的過程中.

pretend to do是強調假裝要做某事,而不一定正在進行或者是已經發生.

還有一種完成式pretend to have done 強調假裝後面的動作已經完成.

　　pretend

vt.

假裝,裝扮,(作爲藉口或理由)僞稱

To give a false appearance of; feign:

僞裝：顯示一副假面貌;僞裝：

“You had to pretend conformity while privately pursuing high and dangerous nonconformism”(Anthony Burgess)

“當你私下裏追求崇高而又危險的新教教義時,你仍得假裝信奉國教”(安東尼·伯吉斯)

To claim or allege insincerely or falsely; profess:

假稱：不誠實地或虛假地要求或宣稱;自稱：

doesn't pretend to be an expert.

不要僞稱是個專家

To represent fictitiously in play; make believe:

裝扮：在戲劇中虛構地扮演;使相信：

pretended they were on a cruise.

他們假裝在海上巡邏

To take upon oneself; venture:

大膽冒昧地做：使自己承擔義務;冒險幹某事：

I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong.

我不敢說你是錯誤的

.(不及物動詞)

To feign an action or a character,as in play.

扮演：假扮某種行爲或某個角色,如在戲劇中假扮

To put forward a claim.

自稱：提出要求

To make pretensions:

假裝,矯作：

pretends to gourmet tastes.

自命有美食家的品味

rmal (形容詞)【非正式用語】

Imitation; make-believe:

模仿的;仿製的：

pretend money; pretend pearls.

僞幣;假珍珠

Middle English pretenden

中古英語 pretenden

from Old French pretendre

源自 古法語 pretendre

from Latin praetendere

源自 拉丁語 praetendere

prae- [pre-]

prae- [前綴,表“在…之前”]

tendere [to extend] * see ten-

tendere [延伸,延長] *參見 ten-

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

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

這些動詞都指採用虛僞的或誤導的表象.

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

Pretend 經常暗示一種徒勞地或明顯地去愚弄或欺騙：

“My bedmate pretended to be asleep” (George e).

“我的枕邊人假裝睡着了” (喬治·W·凱布爾).

Assume may—but does not necessarily—connote dishonesty,insincerity,or trickery:

Assume 有可能——但是並不必然地——意味着不誠實,不誠心或欺騙：

“Assume a virtue,if you have it not” (Shakespeare).

“假如你沒有美德的話,那就假裝你有美德” (莎士比亞).

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

在我遠遠感受不到自信時,我顯示出一副自信的神氣.

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

Affect 暗示了一種出於個人喜好或想要留下好印象而有意顯示出某種神態的努力：

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

“他假裝出搖滾明星般倔傲的任性” (阿那林·斯旺).

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

Simulate 強調外表的假裝或近似現實的形式：

“A ant scum upon the surface of deep pools simulated the turf that had been removed” (John Lothrop Motley) remaining terms—feign,fake,and counterfeit —all imply at least a measure of deliberate sham.

“深潭表面上青綠的浮藻給人一種假象,好象草地被轉移了” (約翰·洛恩羅普莫·特利).剩下的幾個詞如feign,fake 和 counterfeit 都暗示有某種程度的虛假.

Feign suggests false representation or fictitious fabrication:

Feign 指錯誤的表現或人爲的製造：

The child feigned a look of innocence when his mother asked who had eaten the cake.

當他媽媽問誰吃了蛋糕時,那個小孩裝出無辜的表情

Fake implies fraudulent simulation:

Fake 指欺騙性的僞裝和冒充：

He faked an interest in my work.

他假裝對我的工作感興趣.

Counterfeit denotes a close imitation that can often pass for an original:

Counterfeit 暗指幾乎可以假亂真的很相近的模仿：

“Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee” (Oliver Goldsmith).

“他們帶着僞裝得極好的喜悅大笑” (奧利弗·哥爾德史密斯)