1. pretend: to behave as if you are
someone else and try to make other people believe this 扮作另一個(gè)人
例：
pretend to be somebody
We pretended to be students and got into
the club for free. （我們假裝是學(xué)生，免費(fèi)混進(jìn)俱樂(lè)部。）
pretend (that)
They got into the house by pretending they
worked for the electricity company. （他們假裝是電力公司的維修人員，進(jìn)了這所房子。）
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2. make yourself out to be: to
pretend that you are cleverer, richer, more important etc. than you really are 裝聰明、裝富等等
例：
Richard led us around the art gallery,
making himself out to be some kind of expert on modern art. （理查德帶我們參觀畫廊，一路上都裝作對(duì)現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)很內(nèi)行的樣子。）
What I don't like about her is that she
makes herself out to be something special. （我之所以不喜歡她，就是因?yàn)樗蠑[出與眾不同的款來(lái)。）
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3. pose as: to pretend to be someone
else, especially someone in an official position, in order to make it easier
for you to do something bad or illegal 裝作官方人員以做壞事
例：
He posed as a doctor to gain access to the
hospital. （他裝成醫(yī)生混進(jìn)了醫(yī)院。）
There have been cases of thieves posing as
telephone engineers to trick people into letting them into their homes. （小偷扮成電話維修員騙屋主開(kāi)門，已經(jīng)有多起類似案件了。）
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4. masquerade as: to pretend that
you are someone else, especially by dressing or behaving in the way that they
do - used especially in literature and stories （多用于文學(xué)或故事中）裝扮成另一個(gè)人
例：
He got into the stadium masquerading as a
security guard. （他扮作保安混進(jìn)了體育場(chǎng)。）
A journalist masquerading as a businessman
approached the politicians, and offered them bribes. （一個(gè)記者扮作生意人接近這些政客，并向他們行賄。）
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5. disguise as: to change your
appearance, especially your clothes, so that you look like someone else and
people cannot recognize you 易容、改裝
例：
He escaped across the border disguised as a
priest. （他扮作神父逃出境。）
disguise yourself as
Maybe you could disguise yourself as a waiter
and sneak in there. （你可能可以裝成服務(wù)員混進(jìn)去。）
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6. impersonate: to behave as though
you are someone with official power or someone famous, either for dishonest
reasons or in order to entertain people 出于不誠(chéng)實(shí)或娛樂(lè)他人的目的而扮成官方人員或名人
例：
I got home to find him impersonating Elvis
Presley in front of the mirror. （我回到家，看見(jiàn)他在鏡子前面模仿貓王。）
It's illegal to impersonate a police
officer. （冒充警察是違法行為。）
Daniels faces charges of impersonating a
Navy officer. （丹尼爾冒充海軍軍官，現(xiàn)在面臨檢控。）
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7. do an impersonation/do an impression: to speak, walk, or behave like someone else, in order to make
people laugh 模仿某人講話、走路或行為以逗樂(lè)大家
例：
do an impersonation/do an impression of
Stuart did a brilliant impersonation of the
boss. （斯圖爾特模仿老板模仿得很像。）
a comedian with his own TV show, who does
impressions of famous politicians（在電視節(jié)目上模仿有名政客的喜劇演員）
Jane does a great impression of Madonna. （簡(jiǎn)模仿麥當(dāng)娜模仿得很像。）
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8. role play: when you pretend to be
someone else and behave as they would behave, especially as a way of learning
about a situation or developing a skill （在學(xué)習(xí)中的）角色扮演
例：
The course uses role play to teach you how
to deal with difficult or aggressive customers. （這個(gè)課程中，有人扮演成難纏的顧客，好讓你可以學(xué)習(xí)如何處理類似事件。）
Language teachers often use role play in
the classroom. （教師在教授語(yǔ)言時(shí)，常讓大家扮成不同角色進(jìn)行練習(xí)。）
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