pretend, assume, feign
1.feign和pretend作“假装”解时,可互换使用。
2.pretend指佯装成某身份或伪装成正在做某事,其目的是出于嬉戏或欲欺骗他人,多用在坏的意味上; assume指为了掩饰自己而“假装”“装出”,通常指表面上的装腔作势,未必含有坏的意味; feign指作为借口或理由想避免危险、困难等而“伪称”“假装”“冒充”。
3.pretend后可接动词不定式,也可接that从句。
下面两个句子意思不同:
He didn't pretend to know.
他没有假装知道。(其实不知道)
He pretended not to know.
他假装不知道。(其实知道)
He pretends to admire me, though privately he hates me.
他假装敬佩我, 虽然他私下仇恨我.
《简明英汉词典》
This Greek diplomatist pretends he cannot speak nor understand English.
这个希腊外交家假装听不懂也不会讲英文.
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He pretends he's been around but he's really very immature.
他装作老于世故,而实际上却很不成熟.
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She pretends to various abilities she doesn't, in fact, possess.
她自称有种种她事实上并不具有的才能.
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This dear little naked mendicant pretends to be utterly helpless.
这可爱的赤裸的乞儿,假装全然无助.
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He pretends to know nothing about it.
他假装不知道那件事.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
He just pretends to be meek so he can have his own way.
他假装温顺,然后可以为所欲为.
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He pretends to understand, but as a matter of fact he doesn't.
他装懂, 实在并没懂.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
She pretends to like you, but talks about you behind your back.
她伪称喜欢你, 但在背后批评你.
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John only pretends to do his share of the work; he's just not playing the game.
约翰只是装成做他那份工作, 实际上并不真心好好干.
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He pretends to be very tough, but he's a man at bottom.
他装出一副凶相, 实际上是个好心肠的人.
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True , everybody pretends that real life actually goes on.
人们倒是都装出现实生活仍在照常继续的样子.
名作英译部分
Mary is not smart. but she always pretends she knows everything.
玛莉不聪明.但是她总是假装她知道一切.
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She hasn't been quite so unlucky as she pretends.
她并不很像她所装做的那样倒运.
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He pretends to be very hard, but he's a kind man at bottom.
他装得很严厉, 而实质上是个好心肠的人.
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