Word · Frequency #2885
pretended
/priˈtend/
verb
假装
pretended is the past of pretend.
核心释义
to speak or behave in a way that gives a false or simulated appearance
- 1.
假装；伪装
To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
假装；伪装；伪称；自命；自称
用法In use
She pretended to be asleep when her mother came in.
用法提示：过去式，表示当时假装做某事。
Children often pretend to be superheroes while playing.
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.
用法提示：现在进行时，表示此刻正在假装。
pretend to do sth
She pretended to be asleep.
她假装睡着了。
pretend that...
He pretended that he didn't see me.
他假装没看见我。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pretend to be
- 假装是
- He pretended to be a doctor.他假装是一名医生。
- pretend that
- 假装...
- She pretended that she didn't see me.她假装没看见我。
- pretend not to
- 假装不
- He pretended not to hear the question.他假装没听到问题。
- pretend ignorance
- 假装无知
- She pretended ignorance of the rules.她假装对规则无知。
- pretend indifference
- 假装冷漠
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
pretend = pre（预先）+ tend（倾向），在真正做之前就表现出倾向，即是假装。
语境与语域Context & Register
{"contexts": ["日常对话", "角色扮演", "借口"], "register": "neutral", "note_zh": "通常用于描述不真实的行为或表述，常见于日常对话和角色扮演中。"}
语法说明Grammar Note
假装后常接不定式或that从句，不接动名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the ending '-tend' and rhyme with 'pretend' (stressed vowel /ɛ/ and following sounds match).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.