pretend to do sth
She pretended to be asleep.
她假装睡着了。
假装；伪装；伪称；自命；自称
to speak or behave in a way that gives a false or simulated appearance
假装；伪装
To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
一般现在时
He pretends to be asleep.
他假装睡着了。
一般过去时
She pretended not to see me.
她假装没看见我。
现在进行时
They are pretending to be friends.
他们正在假装是朋友。
规则动词
She pretended to be asleep when her mother came in.
她妈妈进来时，她假装睡着了。
用法提示：过去式，表示当时假装做某事。
Children often pretend to be superheroes while playing.
孩子们玩耍时经常假装自己是超级英雄。
用法提示：一般现在时，表示经常性的假装。
He is pretending that he doesn't understand the question.
他正在假装不理解这个问题。
用法提示：现在进行时，表示此刻正在假装。
She pretended to be asleep.
她假装睡着了。
He pretended that he didn't see me.
他假装没看见我。
The spy pretended to be a tourist.
间谍假扮成游客。
as if 和 as though 可互换，且从句可用虚拟语气。
Don't pretend as if you don't know.
别假装不知道。
feign常指有动机的欺骗，语气较正式
fake较非正式，可指假造物品或假装状态
simulate侧重通过模仿制造假象，常用于技术或科研语境
affect特指为了给人某种印象而装出举止或态度
grammar · medium
易错句子He pretended a headache.
正确表达He pretended to have a headache.
“pretend”是动词，不能直接接名词作宾语，需要用不定式“to have”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She pretended that she is happy.
正确表达She pretended that she was happy.
“pretend”引导的宾语从句需遵循时态一致原则，主句为过去时，从句应使用相应的过去时态。
与pretend（假装、伪装）相对，指坦诚承认事实
与pretend（假装、伪装）相对，指不否认事实
与pretend（假装、伪装）相对，指公开隐藏的事实
与pretend（假装、伪装）相对，指泄露秘密或真相
pretend 较通用，可指无害的假扮，而 feign 强调故意欺骗，语气更正式
pretend 指行为或声称，而 simulate 指模拟条件或过程，常用于技术或实验语境
假装是
He pretended to be a doctor.
他假装是一名医生。
假装...
She pretended that she didn't see me.
她假装没看见我。
假装不
He pretended not to hear the question.
他假装没听到问题。
假装无知
She pretended ignorance of the rules.
她假装对规则无知。
假装冷漠
He pretended indifference to her remarks.
他假装对她的评论漠不关心。
假装惊讶
They pretended surprise at the news.
他们对这个消息假装惊讶。
pretend + -er
pre- + tense
pretense (drop -e) + -ion
pretense (drop -e) + -ious
pretend + -ed
当你忧郁时假装快乐，这并不难做到。
From the song 'Pretend' by Nat King Cole, a classic jazz standard about putting on a brave face.
出自纳京高尔的歌曲《Pretend》，这是一首关于强颜欢笑的经典爵士标准曲。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.