pretending

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If you pretend that something is the case, you act in a way that is intended to make people believe that it is the case, although in fact it is not. 假装 (某事是事实)
I pretend that things are really okay when they're not. 我在情况不好的时候假装一切真地没事。
Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep. 有时候那个男孩子假装睡着了。
2. V-T If children or adults pretend that they are doing something, they imagine that they are doing it, for example, as part of a game. 假装 (在做某事)
She can sunbathe and pretend she's in Cancun. 她会进行日光浴并假装她是在坎昆。
3. V-T If you do not pretend that something is the case, you do not claim that it is the case. 假称[with neg]
We do not pretend that the past six years have been without problems for us. 我们不假称过去的6年对我们来讲是没有问题的。