As a matter of fact, he was pretending to be ill.
实际上，他是在装病。
英语常用口语 1000 句
第 89 部分
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 事件;（讨论、考虑等的）问题;重要性;物质;
vi. 要紧，重要;化脓;有重大影响;有重要性;
"Now we come to the crux of the matter ."
现在我们来谈问题的症结。
近义：import, signify, weigh, count, amount, issue
n. 事实，实情;实际;真相，证据;犯罪行为;
"They sat bemoaning the fact that no one would give them a chance."
他们坐着埋怨别人不肯给他们一个机会。
近义：particular, reality, sooth, substantiality, truth, verity
v. 假装；伪装（pretend的现在分词）
近义：playacting, pretence, pretense, simulation, disguising, dissimulation