pretending to do sth
后接不定式，表示假装做某事。
He is pretending to sleep.
他假装在睡觉。
假装；伪装
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假装；伪装
to make believe or act as if something is true, often to deceive or for play
现在进行时
She is pretending to be asleep.
她正在假装睡着。
一般过去时
He pretended not to see me.
他假装没看见我。
规则动词，-ing形式为pretending
The child is pretending to be asleep.
那个孩子正在假装睡觉。
用法提示：现在进行时，表示正在进行的假装动作。
He walked past me, pretending not to see me.
他从我身边走过，假装没看见我。
用法提示：现在分词短语作伴随状语，表示动作的同时发生。
She was only pretending to be happy at the party.
她在派对上只是假装开心而已。
用法提示：过去进行时，强调在特定场合下的假装行为。
后接不定式，表示假装做某事。
He is pretending to sleep.
他假装在睡觉。
后接 that 从句。
She was pretending that everything was fine.
她假装一切都好。
后接 to be 短语，表示假装成某种状态或身份。
They are pretending to be friends.
他们假装是朋友。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is pretending studying hard.
正确表达She is pretending to study hard.
pretend 后应接不定式（to + 动词原形），而非动名词（-ing 形式）。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is pretending a doctor.
正确表达He is pretending to be a doctor.
表示“假装成某人或某物”时，pretend 后需接 to be，不能直接跟名词。
feigning 更强调故意捏造或假装有某种感觉或状态，而 pretending 可指一般性的假装行为，不一定涉及内心状态
simulating 侧重于通过模型或动作模仿真实情况，常用于技术或科学语境；pretending 则侧重于做出虚假外表以欺骗
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