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pretending is pretend's Present Participle

pretend

US [prɪˈtend]
UK [prɪ'tend]
  • v.假装；装作；假托；(戏剧等中)装扮
  • Web伪装；假装好；他装作
Simple Present：pretends  Present Participle：pretending  Past Tense：pretended  

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v.
1.
假托,借口;假装,装做;(戏剧等中)装扮
2.
诈,骗...说 (that);自命,自称;要求,妄想
3.
假装,装作
4.
以...自居;自封,自称;要求,妄想,觊觎(to);求婚(to)
1.
假托,借口;假装,装做;(戏剧等中)装扮
2.
诈,骗...说 (that);自命,自称;要求,妄想
3.
假装,装作
4.
以...自居;自封,自称;要求,妄想,觊觎(to);求婚(to)

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,假装假装,装作装作,假托假托,装扮装扮,伪装伪装,假装好假装好,他装作他装作
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
Beside me was a woman with a little girl in her arms. But in front of her, a young man occupied two seats, pretending to be sleeping.
我身边站着一位怀抱小女孩的妇女，她身前有一位小青年占着两个座位，假装在睡觉。
wǒ shēn biān zhàn zhe yī wèi huái bào xiǎo nǚ hái de fù nǚ , tā shēn qián yǒu yī wèi xiǎo qīng nián zhàn zhe liǎng gè zuò wèi , jiǎ zhuāng zài shuì jiào 。
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2.
I'm pretending? " I shook my head. " All those years of psych grad, " I said. " And to tell me that?
“我伪装？”我摇了摇头，“这么多年的心理指导，你告诉我这个？”
" wǒ wěi zhuāng ? " wǒ yáo le yáo tóu , " zhè me duō nián de xīn lǐ zhǐ dǎo , nǐ gào su wǒ zhè ge ? "
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3.
In short, she looks like a president, rather than like someone pretending to be one for a while.
简而言之，她现在看起来更像一位总统，而不像是暂时代班者。
jiǎn ér yán zhī , tā xiàn zài kàn qǐ lái gèng xiàng yī wèi zǒng tǒng , ér bù xiàng shì zàn shí dài bān zhě 。
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4.
Butterfly, has showed up in a picturesque town in Abruzzo, a mountainous region East of Rome, where he's pretending to be a photographer.
他游迹于位于罗马东部多山地区的阿布鲁佐，在那里一个独特的小镇上驻扎下来，并伪装成了一个摄影师。
tā yóu jì yú wèi yú luó mǎ dōng bù duō shān dì qū de ā bù lǔ zuǒ , zài nà li yī gè dú tè de xiǎo zhèn shàng zhù zhā xià lái , bìng wěi zhuāng chéng le yī gè shè yǐng shī 。
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5.
He waded through the resorts, pretending to be part of a seminar so he could get hot coffee and a roll.
他走进度假村，假装参加那里举办的会议，只求能喝上一杯热咖啡，吃上一个面包卷。
tā zǒu jìn dù jià cūn , jiǎ zhuāng cān jiā nà li jǔ bàn de huì yì , zhǐ qiú néng hē shàng yī bēi rè kā fēi , chī shàng yī gè miàn bāo juǎn 。
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6.
I must say, Amy, pretending to have intercourse with you has given me a great deal of satisfaction.
我不得不说，艾米，假装和你上床让我的身心得到了极大的满足。
wǒ bù dé bù shuō , ài mǐ , jiǎ zhuāng hé nǐ shàng chuáng ràng wǒ de shēn xīn dé dào le jí dà de mǎn zú 。
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7.
He felt saddled to the wrong wife: "Even closing my eyes and pretending she was a horse didn't work after a while. "
他觉得自己娶错了妻子：“即使是闭上眼睛假装太太是一匹马，还是不行。”
tā jué de zì jǐ qǔ cuò le qī zi : " jí shǐ shì bì shàng yǎn jing jiǎ zhuāng tài tài shì yī pǐ mǎ , hái shì bù xíng 。 "
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8.
It was a complicated thing, and I'm not pretending it was more simple than it was.
那是个复杂的事情，我并不是要假装它比表面上看起来的要简单。
nà shì gè fù zá de shì qíng , wǒ bìng bú shì yào jiǎ zhuāng tā bǐ biǎo miàn shàng kàn qǐ lái de yào jiǎn dān 。
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9.
The clever ones threw a few limes and ears of corn into a shoulder bag and walked along pretending to be shoppers themselves.
几个机灵些的女人，扔几个酸橙和些苞谷在挎包里，边走边佯装着是买她们东西的顾客。
jǐ gè jī ling xiē de nǚ rén , rēng jǐ gè suān chéng hé xiē bāo gǔ zài kuà bāo lǐ , biān zǒu biān yáng zhuāng zhe shì mǎi tā men dōng xi de gù kè 。
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10.
But Miss Dwyer did not appear vexed, pretending indeed to be oblivious of everything else in admiration of the spectacle before her.
德怀尔小姐没有气恼，假装实在是被眼前的美景迷住而无法自拔。
dé huái ěr xiǎo jiě méi yǒu qì nǎo , jiǎ zhuāng shí zài shì bèi yǎn qián de měi jǐng mí zhù ér wú fǎ zì bá 。
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