1、realize
认识到;意识到;了解
As soon as we realised something was wrong, we moved the children away.
我们刚意识到有什么不对劲就把孩子转移了。
People don't realize how serious this recession has actually been.
人们没有意识到这次经济衰退事实上有多严重。
(希望、心愿或恐惧)实现,成为现实,发生
Straightaway our worst fears were realised.
我们最恐惧的事情一下发生了。
Those are our hopes; we are starting this clinical trial to investigate whether those hopes will be realised.
那些就是我们的希望;我们正在开展这些临床试验以调查那些希望是否可以实现。
实现;实施;实行
Various textile techniques will be explored to realise design possibilities.
将尝试和探索纺织技巧来把这些设计变为现实。
The kaleidoscopic quality of the book is brilliantly realised on stage.
该书包罗万象、精彩纷呈的特质在舞台上得到了精彩再现。
2、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。