英漢辭典

1. vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
   1. 假託,佯稱

   pretend illness

   佯稱有病

2. 2. 假裝,裝做

   pretended illness

   裝的病

   She pretended ignorance of the whole affair.

   她假裝不知道整個事情

   The boys pretended to be Red Indians.

   孩子們裝作北美印第安人

   She pretended not to know me.

   她裝作不認識我

   pretend to be sleeping

   假裝睡覺.

3. 3. 試圖

4. 4. 敢於

   I cannot pretend to advise you.

   我可不敢勸你.



5. vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
   1. 假裝,裝作

6. 2. 覬覦

   pretend to the throne [Crown]

   覬覦王位

   James Stuart pretended to the English Crown.

   詹姆斯‧斯圖爾特覬覦英國王位

7. 3. 自稱

   pretend to great knowledge

   自以為是大學者

8. 4. 自命

9. 5. [古] 求婚

   pretend to a woman [her hand]

   向女人求婚.



10. adj. (形容詞 adjective)
    1. 想像的,虛構的

柯林斯英英辭典

vb

1. [when tr, usually takes a clause as object or an infinitive] to claim or allege (something untrue)

vt. (transitive verb)

1. [tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive] to make believe, as in a play

you pretend to be Ophelia

vi. (intransitive verb)

1. [intr; foll by to] to present a claim, esp a dubious one

to pretend to the throne

2. [intr; foll by to] [obsolete] to aspire as a candidate or suitor (for)

adj. (adjective)

1. fanciful; make-believe; simulated

a pretend gun

2. [Etymology] C14: from Latin praetendere to stretch forth, feign, from prae in front + tendere to stretch