| 单词 | pretending |
| 释义 | pretending (once / 678 pages) n WORD FAMILY pretending: pretendings, unpretending+/pretend: pretended, pretendedly, pretender, pretending, pretendingly, pretends/pretender: pretenders/unpretending: unpretendingly USAGE EXAMPLESIn both cases pretending happens, and I am interested in that progression from “pretending to be” to “turning into.” The New Yorker(Jan 02, 2017) One report suggested he abandoned his weapon and mingled with the crowd outside pretending to be an injured civilian. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Users showed us everything from “Pretending to Text in Awkward Situations” to “Breastfeeding in Public.” Salon(Jan 01, 2017) n the act of giving a false appearance his conformity was only pretending Syn|Hypo|Hyper feigning, pretence, pretense, simulation appearance, show pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression make-believe, pretendthe enactment of a pretense affectation, affectedness, mannerism, posea deliberate pretense or exaggerated display masquerademaking a false outward show attitudea theatrical pose created for effect radical chican affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation the act of deceiving |
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