pretend [pri'tend; pri:-]vt.1.假装;伪装;假托;借口:to pretend ignorance of the law假装不知法2.伪称,佯称:to pretend anger佯装发怒3.自命;自称;声称:to pretend to be astronauts自称是宇航员4.(演戏等中)装扮:boys pretending that they are old men装扮为老人的男孩们5.试图;敢于;妄为:i do not pretend to criticize,but…我并不想妄加批评,不过…6.[废语](为隐藏、隐瞒或防卫而)提出,提供,搬出vi.1.自封;自求;宣称:to pretend to talent自称有才能2.觊觎;妄求:to pretend to a throne觊觎王位3.假装,伪装,装作he was only pretending.他只是在装。4.追求;求婚:to pretend to a woman向女人求婚adj.1.假装的;自命的2.仿制的;伪造的