make-believe

短语
大学 FREQ #19839

n. 假装, 伪装, 假装的人 a. 假装的

发音

其它 /ˈmeɪk bəˌliːv/
US /ˈmeɪk bəˌliːv/

词形变化

make-believes 复数

别名

makebelieve

教材释义与例句

名词

伪装；虚伪；假扮者

形容词

假装的；虚假的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The quality or act of pretending; acting as if something is true when in fact one knows it is not.

    不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    The condition of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are.

    不可数 可数
  3. 3.

    Something imaginary.

    可数 不可数
adj.
  1. 1.

    Imaginary; not real; pretend.

    He called himself Lord So-and-So, even had his family crest on the wall, but it was all totally make-believe.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

pretend pretense pretence

上位词 8

imagination pretending simulation imaging imagery pretense pretence feigning
形容词

同义词 1

pretend

近义相关 1

unreal

词源

Deverbal from make believe.

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