1 to behave in a particular way in order to make other people believe sth that is not true 假装;伪装;装作:
You can't just pretend that the problem doesn't exist.你不能就装作问题并不存在。Paul's not really asleep. He's just pretending.保罗不是真的睡着了,只是装睡而已。
2 (used especially about children) to imagine that sth is true as part of a game (尤指孩子)扮,装扮:
The kids were under the bed pretending to be snakes.孩子们钻进床底下,扮作蛇。