to pretend

And I had to pretend like I didn't even like them,

我却装作一点也不喜欢

I just tried to pretend it was all a dream.

我想装作那就是个梦而已。

I know it's hard to pretend not to know.

我知道很难装作什么都不知道。

a petty bureaucrat/official (= who does not have much power or authority, although they might pretend to)

小官僚；小官员

My father used to pretend we were the people in the painting.

我父亲经常把我们扮着画里面的人。

After the adverts, the presenter tried to pretend that everything was back to normal.

广告过后，主持人努力假装一切恢复正常。

As old-fashioned, unnecessary and hollow as his principles may seem, 24 years is a long time to pretend you don` t have a girlfriend.

或许这种原则看起来有些过时了，毫无必要甚至虚伪，但24年假装没女友也绝非易事。

It is idle to pretend that their marriage is a success.

佯称他们的婚姻有多美满是无意义的。

She was a little worried that doing the trip at night was not that great an idea, but her father had been mooching around near the hut all day trying to pretend to either her or himself that he wasn't guarding the parcel.

她有些担心，夜里走这条路恐怕不是个太好的主意。可她父亲在茅屋里晃了一整天，努力装出不是在看守包裹的样子，也不知道是想骗她还是骗他自己。

Of course I was wrong; it would be hypocritical to pretend otherwise.

当然是我错了；混充正确就是虚伪了。

The farthest distance in the world is not that we can't be together though both we love eath other but that I have to pretend that I don't care about you at all while I can't help missing you.

世界上作遥远的距离不是我们明明知道彼此相爱却不能在一起而是我明明无法抵挡这种思念去假装没有丝毫的在乎你。

How to pretend that you are working hard in office?

如何在办公室假装勤奋工作？

The accident was my fault ─ it would be foolish to pretend otherwise.

这次事故是我的过失——装作没有责任那才傻呢。

And I had to pretend like I didn't even like them.

我却装作一点也不喜欢。

What good would it do me to pretend?

我假装有什么好处？

I had no option but to pretend ignorance.

我别无他法，只能假装不知道。

I'm tired of having to pretend all the time.

我讨厌老得装假。

Are you really just going to pretend like I don't exist?

你是真要假装我不存在吗

I don't like him, and it would be dishonest of me to pretend otherwise.

我不喜欢他，如果假装喜欢，那就是我不诚实了。

So you don't need to pretend, do you?

所以你不必装假了, 对 吧 ?

to pretend they know things when they don't know things,

不知道的时候假装自己知道

I'd like to pretend to make it very difficult for you.

我本想装做很困难的样子。

His usual ploy is to pretend he's ill.

他惯用的花招是装病。

They might even be willing to pretend to tell you off so that you don't lose face with your friends.

他们也许会假装推脱离开，这样你也不失面子。

Of course I was wrong; it would be hypocritical to pretend otherwise .

当然是我错了；混充正确就是虚伪了。

I want you all to pretend that we're on a game show.

我要你们大家都假设一下，我们现在就在赌桌前。

They didn't have any real money so they had to pretend.

他们没有真钱，就用假的代替。

It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect.

假装系统完美无疵是徒劳的。

I used to pretend it was all mine to control.

我扮成一切由我全权控制的样子。

Look, I don't have time to pretend your life is okay.

听着，我可没时间来讨论你的生活。