Tìm kiếm
to pretend
01
giả vờ, mô phỏng
to act in a specific way in order to make others believe that something is the case when actually it is not so
Transitive: to pretend to do sth
02
giả vờ, bắt chước
to act as if experiencing or having an emotion or trait without truly feeling it
Transitive: to pretend an emotion
03
giả vờ, đóng giả
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
Transitive: to pretend to do sth | to pretend that
04
giả vờ, khẳng định
to assert or claim a right or quality, often without legitimate basis
Transitive: to pretend to a quality
Pretend
01
giả vờ, mô phỏng
the enactment of a pretense
pretend
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tưởng tượng, hư cấu
imagined as in a play
pretend
v
pretended
adj
pretended
adj
pretender
n
pretender
n
pretending
n
pretending
n
Ví dụ
The spy pretended to be a tourist while gathering information in a foreign country.
She pretended to be interested in the conversation to avoid hurting her friend's feelings.
He pretended to enjoy the meal, even though it didn't taste good, to avoid causing offense.
Sometimes, pretending to be confident can help overcome nervousness in social situations.
He could barely pretend interest in the dull conversation.
