1. 假装；伪装；装作
    If you pretend that something is the case, you act in a way that is intended to make people believe that it is the case, although in fact it is not.

    e.g. I pretend that things are really okay when they're not...
           当情况不好的时候我假装一切顺利。
    e.g. Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep...
           有时这个男孩会假装睡着了。

2. （做游戏等时）假装，假扮，装扮
    If children or adults pretend that they are doing something, they imagine that they are doing it, for example as part of a game.

pretend的解释

    e.g. She can sunbathe and pretend she's in Spain...
           她可以晒晒太阳，假装自己是在西班牙。
    e.g. The children pretend to be different animals dancing to the music.
           孩子们扮成不同的动物，随着音乐起舞。

3. 自诩；自称；自以为
    If you do not pretend that something is the case, you do not claim that it is the case.

pretend在线翻译

    e.g. We do not pretend that the past six years have been without problems for us...
           我们并不自夸在过去的6年中没有遇到任何问题。
    e.g. Within this lecture I cannot pretend to deal adequately with dreams.
           在这一次讲座中，我不敢自诩能对梦境作透彻的分析。