play-act

verb

🔊/ˈpleɪ ækt/

[intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they play-act	🔊/ˈpleɪ ækt/ 🔊/ˈpleɪ ækt/
he / she / it play-acts	🔊/ˈpleɪ ækts/ 🔊/ˈpleɪ ækts/
past simple play-acted	🔊/ˈpleɪ æktɪd/ 🔊/ˈpleɪ æktɪd/
past participle play-acted	🔊/ˈpleɪ æktɪd/ 🔊/ˈpleɪ æktɪd/
-ing form play-acting	🔊/ˈpleɪ æktɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈpleɪ æktɪŋ/

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to behave in a way that seems to be honest and sincere when in fact you are pretending假装；伪善；演戏
- He thought she was play-acting but in fact she had really hurt herself.他以为她是装出来的，但实际上她真的受了伤。🔊🔊