pretend
v
1 [I, Tf, Tt]
make oneself appear to be (doing) sth in order to deceive others or in play 假裝; 佯作
The time has come to stop pretending! 夠了, 別再裝蒜了!
She pretended (that) she was not at home when we rang the bell. 我們按門鈴時, 她假裝不在家.
The children pretended to eat the mud pies. 孩子們假裝吃泥餅.
2 [Tn] claim (sth) falsely, esp as an excuse 偽稱(某事物)(尤用作藉口)
She pretended illness as an excuse. 她佯稱有病以為藉口.
His pretended friendship was part of the deception. 他所謂的友誼是一種騙局.
3 [Ipr, Tt] ~ to sth (fml 文) make a claim to (do) sth 聲稱做某事; 自稱為某事物
Surely he doesn't pretend to any understanding of music! 諒他不會自以為懂得什麼音樂吧!
I don't pretend to know as much as he does about it. 我不敢說我對此事的了解有他那樣多.