“pretend”作为动词,意思是“假装;装作;自诩”,常用于描述某人做出并非真实感受或行为的举动。其基本用法包括“pretend to do sth.”(假装做某事)和“pretend + that从句”(假装……),在句子中可作谓语,有一般现在时、一般过去时等多种时态形式。
“pretend”主要用作动词,基本含义是“假装;装作;自诩”,指某人做出并非其真实感受或实际行为的举动,以达到某种目的,如逃避责任、取悦他人或自我安慰等。
“pretend to do sth.”结构
含义:表示“假装做某事”,强调动作上的假装。
例句
He pretended to be asleep when his mother came in.(他妈妈进来时,他假装睡着了。)这里“pretended to be asleep”描述了他做出像睡着一样的动作,但实际上并没有睡着。
The little boy pretended to be a superhero and fought against the imaginary monsters.(小男孩假装成超级英雄,与想象中的怪物战斗。)此句中“pretended to be a superhero”表明小男孩做出超级英雄的样子,并非真的成为超级英雄。
“pretend + that从句”结构
含义:表示“假装……”,that引导的从句对假装的内容进行详细说明。
例句
She pretended that she didn't know anything about the accident.(她假装对这起事故一无所知。)在这个句子中,“that she didn't know anything about the accident”具体说明了假装的内容。
They pretended that they were having a great time at the party.(他们假装在聚会上玩得很开心。)这里“that they were having a great time at the party”对假装的内容进行了阐述。
在句子中的成分
“pretend”在句子中一般作谓语动词,根据句子的时态和主语的人称、数进行相应的变化。
一般现在时:当主语是第一人称、第二人称或复数形式时,动词用原形。例如:We often pretend to be busy when we don't want to do something.(当我们不想做某事时,我们经常假装很忙。)
一般过去时:动词用过去式“pretended”。例如:He pretended that he was ill yesterday.(他昨天假装生病了。)
一般将来时:可以用“will pretend”或“be going to pretend”结构。例如:I will pretend to be happy even though I'm sad.(即使我很难过,我也会假装很开心。) They are going to pretend that they are rich.(他们打算假装自己很有钱。)