1、pretend
假装；伪装；装作
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。
Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep.
有时这个男孩会假装睡着了。
自诩；自称；自以为
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。
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。
2、cast off
丢弃;摆脱
The essay exhorts women to cast off their servitude to husbands and priests.
该文劝告女性不要再对丈夫和牧师低三下四。
There was an extraordinary feeling of hope and relief, as if a great burden had been cast off.
有种充满希望和解脱的奇妙感觉，好似卸下了一副千斤重担。
解下(船只的)缆绳
He cast off, heading out to the bay.
他解开缆绳，往海湾驶去。
