1、guarantee
确保;使必然发生
Surplus resources alone do not guarantee growth.
仅有富余的资源并不能确保发展。
a man whose fame guarantees that his calls will nearly always be returned.
其名望能确保他的呼吁几乎总能得到回应的人
保证…必定发生;承诺做;答应提供
Most states guarantee the right to free and adequate education.
大多数州都保障人们免费享受充分教育的权利。
All students are guaranteed campus accommodation for their first year.
保证安排所有的学生第一年在校内住宿。
为…提供质量保证;担保
Some builders guarantee their work.
一些建筑公司对其承建工程提供质量保证。
All Dreamland's electric blankets are guaranteed for three years.
所有的梦乡牌电热毯质保3年。
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。