Pretending

音标：/prɪˈtɛndɪŋ/

词性：动词，表示正在进行的行为（pretend的现在分词）。

中文意思：

假装，伪装；装作

假扮，模拟

用法：

Pretending是动词pretend的现在分词形式，用于表示某人正在假装或做出虚假的行为。

例句中可以表达一个人装作某个身份或表现出虚假的行为。

例句：

He was pretending to be a doctor at the party.
他在聚会上假装自己是医生。

She was pretending to sleep when her parents came in.
当她的父母进来的时候，她假装在睡觉。

The children were pretending to be superheroes.
孩子们假装成超级英雄。

Stop pretending you didn’t hear me.
别假装没听见我说的话。

He is always pretending to be busy when there's work to do.
每当有工作要做时，他总是装作很忙。

Why are you pretending to be someone you’re not?
你为什么要假装成不是你自己的人？

They are pretending that everything is fine, but I know the truth.
他们假装一切都很好，但我知道真相。

She was pretending to be happy, but I could tell she was sad.
她假装很开心，但我能看出来她很难过。

I hate pretending that I understand when I don’t.
我讨厌在不懂的情况下假装理解。

The actors were pretending to be in a war scene.
演员们假装身处战斗场面中。

短语搭配：

Pretending to be (someone/something) - 假装成（某人/某物）

Pretending not to see/hear - 假装没看见/没听见

Pretending innocence - 装作无辜

Pretending to understand - 假装理解

Pretending to care - 假装在乎

通过这些用法，pretending强调了虚假的表现或行为，通常用来描述在特定情境中掩饰真实情况的行为。