"make like" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 假装
• 装作

Definition

假装成为某人或做某事，尤其是模仿他人或假装某件不真实的事是真的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式且略带幽默感，常用于“make like 某人/某物”（如 “make like a tree and leave”）。多用于模仿、假装场合。注意不要用于正式书写。

Examples

He tried to make like he was asleep when his mom entered the room.

他试图**假装**在睡觉，当妈妈进屋时。

Don’t make like you didn’t eat the cake!

别**装作**你没吃蛋糕！

The kids make like superheroes when they play.

孩子们玩耍时会**假装**自己是超级英雄。

Let’s make like we’re rich and order the most expensive thing on the menu.

咱们**假装**自己很有钱，点菜单上最贵的吧。

He always makes like he understands everything, but really he’s lost.

他总是**装作**什么都懂，其实一头雾水。

Time to make like a tree and leave!

该**装作**树，赶紧“叶”走啦！（双关梗，英汉都可感知）