vt.

1. 佯裝；假裝；[+to-v][+（that）]
   He pretended that he was innocent.

   他假裝無辜。

   He pretended to be friendly with me.

   他假裝對我友善。

2. 自命，自稱[Y][+to-v][+（that）]
   I do not pretend to be a scholar.

   我不自命為學者。

3. （尤指孩子）（在遊戲中）假扮；裝作[Y][+to-v][+（that）]
   Let's pretend that we're on an island.

   讓我們裝作在一孤島上。

4. 【口】（常用於否定句）妄稱，敢於[Y][+to-v]
   I can not pretend to judge between them.

   我可不敢在他們之間作出裁判。

vi.

1. 假裝
   She wasn't really crying; she was only pretending.

   她並非真的在哭；她只是假裝而已。

2. 自封，自稱；妄求[（+to）]
   She pretends to great knowledge.

   她自稱具有廣博的知識。

a.

1. 假裝的；假想的
   It is a pretend meal this evening, with nothing whatever on the table.

   今晚只是假裝吃飯，餐桌上什麼吃的也沒有。

v.

1. act so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not.
   ▸engage in an imaginative game or fantasy.
   ▸simulate (an emotion or quality).
2. (pretend to) lay claim to (a quality or title).

adj.