pretend的用法总结整理
    以下是我为大家（总结）的pretend的用法，盼望能关心大家把握pretend这个单词，提高英语水平。
    pretend to be doing 是强调不定式的动作正在进行的过程中.
    pretend to do是强调假装要做某事,而不肯定正在进行或者是已经发生.
    还有一种完成式pretend to have done 强调假装后面的动作已经完成.
    pretend to be reading就表示他假装正在读书
    pretend to sleep 表示他要去睡觉
    pretend
    vt.
    假装, 装扮, (作为藉口或理由)伪称
    To give a false appearance of; feign:
    伪装：显示一副假面貌;伪装：
    "You had to pretend conformity while privately pursuing high and dangerous nonconformism'(Anthony Burgess)
    "当你私下里追求崇高而又危急的新教教义时，你仍得假装信奉国教'(安东尼伯吉斯)
    To claim or allege insincerely or falsely; profess:
    假称：不诚恳地或虚假地要求或宣称;自称：
    doesnt pretend to be an expert.
    不要伪称是个专家
    To represent fictitiously in play; make believe:
    装扮：在戏剧中虚构地扮演;使信任： represent的用法
    pretended they were on a cruise.
    他们假装在海上巡逻
    I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong.
    我不敢说你是错误的
    To take upon oneself; venture:
    大胆冒昧地做：使自己担当义务;冒险干某事：
    v.intr.(不及物动词)
    To feign an action or a character, as in play.
    扮演：假扮某种行为或某个角，如在戏剧中假扮
    To put forward a claim.
    自称：提出要求
    To make pretensions:
    假装，矫作：
    pretends to gourmet tastes.
    自命有美食家的品尝
    adj.Informal (形容词)【非正式用语】
    Imitation; make-believe:
    仿照的;仿制的：
    pretend money; pretend pearls.
    ;假珍宝
    Middle English pretenden
    中古英语 pretenden
    from Old French pretendre
    源自 古法语 pretendre
    from Latin praetendere
    源自 拉丁语 praetendere
    prae- [pre-]
    prae- [前缀，表"在之前']
    tendere [to extend] * see ten-
    tendere [延长，延长] *参见 ten-
    pretend， assume， affect， simulate， feign， fake， counterfeit
    These verbs all mean to take on a false or misleading appearance.
    这些动词都指采纳虚伪的或误导的表象。
    Pretend often suggests a vain or transparent attempt to fool or deceive:
    Pretend 常常示意一种徒劳地或明显地去愚弄或哄骗：
    "My bedmate pretended to be asleep' (George W. Cable).
    "我的枕边人假装睡着了' (乔治W凯布尔)。
    Assume maybut does not necessarilyconnote dishonesty, insincerity, or trickery:
    Assume 有可能但是并不必定地意味着不诚恳，不诚意或哄骗：
    "Assume a virtue, if you have it not' (Shakespeare).
    "假如你没有美德的话，那就假装你有美德' (莎士比亚)。
    I assumed an air of confidence that I was far from feeling.
    在我远远感受不到自信时，我显示出一副自信的神气。
    Affect suggests an effort to give the appearance of something either out of personal preference or to make an impression:
    Affect 示意了一种出于个人喜好或想要留下好印象而有意显示出某种神态的努力：
    "He affects the disdainful petulance of a rock star' (Annalyn Swan).
    "他假装出摇滚明星般倔傲的任性' (阿那林斯旺)。
    Simulate emphasizes the assumption of an appearance or a form that closely resembles reality: