pretend的用法總結(jié)
pretend的用法總結(jié)
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pretend to be doing 是強(qiáng)調(diào)不定式的動(dòng)作正在進(jìn)行的過(guò)程中.
pretend to do是強(qiáng)調(diào)假裝要做某事,而不一定正在進(jìn)行或者是已經(jīng)發(fā)生.
還有一種完成式pretend to have done 強(qiáng)調(diào)假裝后面的動(dòng)作已經(jīng)完成.
pretend to be reading就表示他假裝正在讀書
pretend to sleep 表示他要去睡覺(jué)
pretend
vt.
假裝, 裝扮, (作為藉口或理由)偽稱
To give a false appearance of; feign:
偽裝:顯示一副假面貌;偽裝:
“You had to pretend conformity while privately pursuing high and dangerous nonconformism”(Anthony Burgess)
“當(dāng)你私下里追求崇高而又危險(xiǎn)的新教教義時(shí),你仍得假裝信奉國(guó)教”(安東尼·伯吉斯)
To claim or allege insincerely or falsely; profess:
假稱:不誠(chéng)實(shí)地或虛假地要求或宣稱;自稱:
doesn't pretend to be an expert.
不要偽稱是個(gè)專家
To represent fictitiously in play; make believe:
裝扮:在戲劇中虛構(gòu)地扮演;使相信:
pretended they were on a cruise.
他們假裝在海上巡邏
I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong.
我不敢說(shuō)你是錯(cuò)誤的
To take upon oneself; venture:
大膽冒昧地做:使自己承擔(dān)義務(wù);冒險(xiǎn)干某事:
v.intr.(不及物動(dòng)詞)
To feign an action or a character, as in play.
扮演:假扮某種行為或某個(gè)角色,如在戲劇中假扮
To put forward a claim.
自稱:提出要求
To make pretensions:
假裝,矯作:
pretends to gourmet tastes.
自命有美食家的品味
adj.Informal (形容詞)【非正式用語(yǔ)】
Imitation; make-believe:
模仿的;仿制的:
pretend money; pretend pearls.
偽幣;假珍珠
Middle English pretenden
中古英語(yǔ) pretenden
from Old French pretendre
源自 古法語(yǔ) pretendre
from Latin praetendere
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) praetendere
prae- [pre-]
prae- [前綴,表“在…之前”]
tendere [to extend] * see ten-
tendere [延伸,延長(zhǎng)] *參見 ten-
pretend, assume, affect, simulate, feign, fake, counterfeit
These verbs all mean to take on a false or misleading appearance.
這些動(dòng)詞都指采用虛偽的或誤導(dǎo)的表象。
Pretend often suggests a vain or transparent attempt to fool or deceive:
Pretend 經(jīng)常暗示一種徒勞地或明顯地去愚弄或欺騙:
“My bedmate pretended to be asleep” (George W. Cable).
“我的枕邊人假裝睡著了” (喬治·W·凱布爾)。
Assume may—but does not necessarily—connote dishonesty, insincerity, or trickery:
Assume 有可能——但是并不必然地——意味著不誠(chéng)實(shí),不誠(chéng)心或欺騙:
“Assume a virtue, if you have it not” (Shakespeare).
“假如你沒(méi)有美德的話,那就假裝你有美德” (莎士比亞)。
I assumed an air of confidence that I was far from feeling.
在我遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)感受不到自信時(shí),我顯示出一副自信的神氣。
Affect suggests an effort to give the appearance of something either out of personal preference or to make an impression:
Affect 暗示了一種出于個(gè)人喜好或想要留下好印象而有意顯示出某種神態(tài)的努力:
“He affects the disdainful petulance of a rock star” (Annalyn Swan).
“他假裝出搖滾明星般倔傲的任性” (阿那林·斯旺)。
Simulate emphasizes the assumption of an appearance or a form that closely resembles reality:
Simulate 強(qiáng)調(diào)外表的假裝或近似現(xiàn)實(shí)的形式:
“A . . . verdant scum upon the surface of deep pools simulated the turf that had been removed” (John Lothrop Motley). The remaining terms—feign, fake, and counterfeit —all imply at least a measure of deliberate sham.
“深潭表面上青綠的浮藻給人一種假象,好象草地被轉(zhuǎn)移了” (約翰·洛恩羅普莫·特利)。剩下的幾個(gè)詞如feign,fake 和 counterfeit 都暗示有某種程度的虛假。
Feign suggests false representation or fictitious fabrication:
Feign 指錯(cuò)誤的表現(xiàn)或人為的制造:
The child feigned a look of innocence when his mother asked who had eaten the cake.
當(dāng)他媽媽問(wèn)誰(shuí)吃了蛋糕時(shí),那個(gè)小孩裝出無(wú)辜的表情
Fake implies fraudulent simulation:
Fake 指欺騙性的偽裝和冒充:
He faked an interest in my work.
他假裝對(duì)我的工作感興趣。
Counterfeit denotes a close imitation that can often pass for an original:
Counterfeit 暗指幾乎可以假亂真的很相近的模仿:
“Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee” (Oliver Goldsmith).
“他們帶著偽裝得極好的喜悅大笑” (奧利弗·哥爾德史密斯)
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