pretend1/prIˋtɛnd; prIˈtend/v [I,T] to behave as if something is true when you know it is not 假装﹐装作: He's not really angry – he's just pretending. 他并没有真的生气﹐装装样子而已。+(that) She pretended that she hadn’t seen me. 她假装没看见我。Let's pretend we’re soldiers. 我们假装是士兵吧。pretend to do sth He was only pretending to be asleep. 他只是假装睡着了。
pretend2adj imaginary or not real – used especially by children 想象的﹐假想的﹐假装的〔尤为儿童使用〕: We sang songs around a pretend campfire. 我们围着假想的营火唱歌。