pretend /priˈtend/ vt. & vi. 假装（作vt.时接名词/代词、不定式和从句）：He pretended illness. (= He pretended he was ill. = He pretended to be ill.) 他装病。The boy pretended to be asleep. 那男孩在装睡。He pretended not to have heard about it.他假装没听过这事。She pretended to be looking for something. 她假装在寻找什么。 He pretends (that) he cannot speak Chinese. 他假装不会说汉语。So you don’t need to pretend, do you? 所以你不必装假了，对吧?
pretence n.假装，虚伪，做作
