pretend/prɪ'tend/

v. behave as if sth is true

v. [I; T] 假装，佯装：[pretend (not) to do sth] He pretended to be ill so that he could stay at home. 他假装生病，以便可以待在家里。

◇She's not really crying; she is pretending. 她不是真哭，只是在装哭。

◇[pretend (to sb) (that) ...] He pretended to his friends that he was happy. 他向他的朋友佯称自己很幸福。

构词pre- + tend

同根 attend; intend; pretend; tendency; tend; tense; tension; tent

音组-end/-end/

attend; defend; depend; intend; pretend; tend