play pretend

基本解釋

Playing pretend can help children work out their fears and worries.
孩子們模仿扮演不同角色可以幫助他們克服恐懼和擔(dān)憂。
Reading was my favorite activity, closely followed by “playing pretend” outside.
讀書是我的最愛，緊緊排在戶外“躲貓貓游戲”之后。
Theyre like playing pretend.
它們就像玩假裝游戲。

The intellectual class pontificates their theories playing with pretend money impervious to the disruptions they unleash.
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They all tilt the playing field and to pretend otherwise is silly.
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On the one hand, I often have a strange feeling of dress rehearsal, of make-believe—that I, and the people around me, are playing elaborate games of pretend.
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