pretend

1.下面三句意思相同：

• He pretended to be ill.
• He pretended that he was ill.
• He pretended illness.

2.注意下面第一和第二句里有to，第三和第四句里没有to：

• He pretended to great learning.
• She did not pretend to much wisdom.
• He pretended illness.
• She pretended friendship for us.

pretend(ed) to是“自以为有…（也许真有，也许没有）”，那后面的名词总是指“学问”、“智慧”、“美德”等，pretend(ed)是“假装着…”。