pretend 的用法和发音

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pretend

/prɪˈtend/
动词 常用词

基本释义:假装,佯装;自称

词源:源自拉丁语"praetendere"(伸展在前面,借口)

📚 核心含义

假装行为

故意表现出不真实的状态或情感

She pretended to be asleep.
假装睡着了。
日常用语

虚构想象

在游戏中扮演或想象

The children pretended to be pirates.
孩子们假装自己是海盗。
儿童游戏

自称

不真实地声称

He pretends to be an expert.
自称是专家。
负面含义

"pretend"在日常交流中使用频率很高,既可以表示无害的假装游戏,也可以表示带有欺骗性质的行为。

🔄 用法对比

英语例句

Don't pretend you don't know.

Let's pretend we're astronauts.

She pretended not to see me.

中文翻译

假装你不知道。

让我们假装自己是宇航员。

假装没看见我。

🔊 发音指南

英式发音

/prɪˈtend/

普-瑞-腾的(重读"瑞")

美式发音

/prɪˈtend/

普-瑞-腾的(重读"瑞")

发音要点:

常见发音错误

  • 读成"普-瑞-腾"(漏掉最后的/d/音)
  • 重音放在第一个音节
  • "pre"发成"per"

🎯 常见搭配

pretend to do

假装做某事

He pretended to work.
假装在工作
常用结构

pretend that

假装某种情况

Let's pretend that we're rich.
让我们假装很有钱
虚拟语气

pretend + 名词

假装某种身份

She pretended illness.
假装生病
直接接名词

语法注意

现在式: pretend
过去式: pretended
进行式: pretending

⚠️ 易混淆点

不要混淆:

I pretend to go to school yesterday. (错误)

正确:I pretended to go to school yesterday.

She is pretend to sleep. (错误)

正确:She is pretending to sleep.

✍️ 随堂练习

翻译练习

1. Don't pretend to be innocent.
2. The kids pretended the floor was lava.
3. He pretended not to hear the question.

1. 别假装无辜。

2. 孩子们假装地板是熔岩。

3. 他假装没听见问题。

发音练习

跟读以下句子:

• Stop pretending! [prɪˈtendɪŋ]
• She pretended to laugh. [prɪˈtendɪd]
• It's just pretend. [prɪˈtend]

改错练习

找出并改正错误:

1. He is pretend to be sick.
2. They pretended go home early.
3. We pretend that we are superhero last night.

1. He is pretending to be sick.

2. They pretended to go home early.

3. We pretended that we were superheroes last night.