| 釋義 |
pretendvt. 1. claim,assert要求,宣稱。 △3H.VI.4.7.57:“Whyshall we fight if you pretend no title?”如果你不宣布你的名號(hào),我們?yōu)槭裁催€要打仗? 2. portend,presage,signify,indicate預(yù)兆,預(yù)示,表示,表明。 △1H.VI.4.1.53: “Or doth this churlishsuperscription / Pretend some alteration in goodwill?”這種無禮的稱呼莫非表示他改變了心意? 3. intend,aim,mean打算,企圖,意欲。 △Mac.2.4.24:“What good could they pretend?” i.e.What profitcould they intend to get from such a deed?他們這么干圖的什么好處呢? 4. design,plot 計(jì)劃,密謀。 △ 1H.VI.4.1.6:“And noneyour foes but such as shall pretend / Malicious prac-tices against his state.” 除了對(duì)于那些策劃惡毒陰謀反對(duì)他的王權(quán)的人以外,不把任何人當(dāng)做敵人。 pretend[?pritend]v.假裝,佯稱 ◇pretend to be deaf and dumb裝聾作啞 pretending to be serious煞有介事地 ‖ pretense[?pret?ns]n.主張,要求,借口,假裝,托詞,自稱 ◇ devoid of all pretence毫不做作 false pretences欺詐 make a pretence of affection假裝多情 make a pretence of假裝 on the pretence of借口 pretension n. 借口,要求,主張,自負(fù),驕傲 pretentious[?pret?n??s]adj. 自負(fù)的,虛偽的,自命不凡的 |