1、pretend
假裝;偽裝;裝作
I pretend that things are really okay when they're not.
當情況不好的時候我假裝一切順利。
Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep.
有時這個男孩會假裝睡著了。
自詡;自稱;自以為
We do not pretend that the past six years have been without problems for us.
我們并不自夸在過去的6年中沒有遇到任何問題。
Within this lecture I cannot pretend to deal adequately with dreams.
在這一次講座中,我不敢自詡能對夢境作透徹的分析。
2、cast off
丟棄;擺脫
The essay exhorts women to cast off their servitude to husbands and priests.
該文勸告女性不要再對丈夫和牧師低三下四。
There was an extraordinary feeling of hope and relief, as if a great burden had been cast off.
有種充滿希望和解脫的奇妙感覺,好似卸下了一副千斤重擔。
解下(船只的)纜繩
He cast off, heading out to the bay.
他解開纜繩,往海灣駛?cè)ァ?/p>