make-believe

英 [ˈmeɪk bɪliːv] 美 [ˈmeɪk bɪliːv]

n.  虚构; 想象; 编造; 假扮; 假装

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牛津词典

noun

  1. 虚构;想象;编造
    imagining or pretending things to be different or more exciting than they really are
    1. They live in a world of make-believe.
      他们生活在虚幻的世界里。
  2. 假扮;假装
    imagining that sth is real, or that you are sb else, for example in a child's game
    1. ‘Let's play make-believe,’ said Sam.
      萨姆说:“咱们来玩假装的游戏吧。”

柯林斯词典

  1. N-UNCOUNT 虚构;虚幻
    If someone is living in a make-believe world, they are pretending that things are better, different, or more exciting than they really are instead of facing up to reality.
    1. ...the glamorous make-believe world of show business...
      娱乐界令人眼花缭乱的虚幻世界
    2. She squandered millions on a life of make-believe.
      她为一种虚幻的生活挥金如土。
  2. N-UNCOUNT (孩子们玩的)假装,假扮(游戏)
    You use make-believe to refer to the activity involved when a child plays a game in which they pretend something, for example that they are someone else.
    1. She used to play games of make-believe with her elder sister.
      她过去常跟姐姐玩扮家家的游戏。
    2. ...his make-believe playmate.
      他玩扮家家的伙伴
  3. ADJ 虚假的;虚幻的;虚构的;假装的
    You use make-believe to describe things, for example in a play or film, that imitate or copy something real, but which are not what they appear to be.
    1. In the video, Michael Jackson danced down a make-believe street protesting that 'the kid is not my son'...
      录像里,迈克尔·杰克逊沿着虚设的街道一边跳舞一边抗议说:“那孩子不是我的儿子”。
    2. The violence in those films was too unreal, it was make-believe...
      那些影片里的暴力场面太不真实了,都是假的。
    3. 'But, why?' he asked in make-believe astonishment.
      “可是为什么呢?”他故作惊讶地问。

双语例句

  1. She squandered millions on a life of make-believe.
    她为一种虚幻的生活挥金如土。
  2. She used to play games of make-believe with her elder sister.
    她过去常跟姐姐玩扮家家的游戏。
  3. In the video, Michael Jackson danced down a make-believe street protesting that 'the kid is not my son'
    录像里,迈克尔·杰克逊沿着虚设的街道一边跳舞一边抗议说:“那孩子不是我的儿子”。
  4. The violence in those films was too unreal, it was make-believe
    那些影片里的暴力场面太不真实了,都是假的。
  5. 'But, why?' he asked in make-believe astonishment.
    “可是为什么呢?”他故作惊讶地问。
  6. Then the make-believe becomes a reality.
    然后假装就变成了现实。
  7. All her previous make-believe dogs could do marvelous things.
    她以前编造的狗狗都会做令人惊异的事情。
  8. Here they can create make-believe worlds, the way kids do in northern climates.
    在这里,他们可以创造虚拟世界,像北方的孩子们(在那边)做的一样。
  9. Of course the Neverland had been make-believe in those days, but it was real now, and there were no night-lights, and it was getting darker every moment, and where was Nana?
    当然,在家的时候,永无乡是想像出来的。可现在,它是真的了,夜灯没有了,天也越来越黑了,娜娜又在哪儿呢?
  10. The difference between him and the other boys at such a time was that they knew it was make-believe, while to him make-believe and true were exactly the same thing.
    在这种时候,彼得和别的孩子不同的地方是,他们知道这是假装的,可是对他来说,假装的和真的就是一回事。
  11. Thus sharply did the terrified three learn the difference between an island of make-believe and the same island come true.
    三个吓坏了的孩子这才敏锐地觉察到,一个假想的岛和一个真实的岛是多么不同。
  12. This sometimes troubled them, as when they had to make-believe that they had had their dinners.
    这一点,常常使他们感到为难,比如说,有时候他们不得不假装已经吃过了饭。
  13. Make-believe was so real to him that during a meal of it you could see him getting rounder.
    对于彼得,假装就等于是真的,他假装吃饭的时候,你就能看到他真的胖起来了。
  14. All day long he waited for a make-believe letter to arrive from a fictitious attorney.
    他整天等待着从一个虚构的律师那儿收到证实信。
  15. I can see that you're a sucker for the make-believe too.
    可以看得出来你也喜欢虚构的东西。
  16. Completely lost in a make-believe world, I seemed to see all the lamplights drifting from the ground.
    我仿佛看见所有的灯光正在大地上摇曳,我完全迷失在这虚幻的世界里。
  17. The make-believe world of theater; play money; dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish.
    剧场中虚幻的世界;假钱;在水中摇晃着腿捕捉并不存在的鱼。
  18. We Got Married'became the nation's first make-believe marriage variety show.
    我们结婚',成为全国第一个地以为婚姻文艺晚会。
  19. Live in a world of make-believe.
    生活在幻想的世界中。
  20. You must know the difference between what's real and make-believe.
    你一定要看清真实与假装之间的不同。
  21. Yes, the game of make-believe is a simple one.
    是的,这场谎言的游戏规则很简单。
  22. Language is a power but also make-believe.
    语言是一种力量但也可能是虚幻的。
  23. They live in a world of make-believe.
    他们生活在虚幻的世界里。
  24. She lives in a world of make-believe.
    她生活在娇揉造作的世界里。
  25. For generations, Norwegian children have been fed images of make-believe characters such as trolls, sirens and goblins.
    一代代的挪威儿童都会听说到一些虚构的人物形象,如洞穴巨人、上女妖和小妖精。
  26. There the young Norma Jean escaped into the make-believe world of movies.
    在那里,年幼的诺玛·琼可以暂时逃循到电影的幻想世界中去。
  27. My cigar store was doubly appealing: it combined collecting and make-believe.
    我的雪茄店的吸引力是双重的,它将收藏和演戏结合了起来。
  28. It's gone. I can't make-believe anymore.
    都过去了,我只是再也不能让自己相信。
  29. I'm a sucker for the make-believe.
    我对那些虚构的很着迷。
  30. The Netherlands is this make-believe place.
    尼德兰是虚构出来的地方。

英英释义

noun

  1. the enactment of a pretense
    1. it was just pretend

    Synonym:    pretend

  2. imaginative intellectual play

      Synonym:    pretensepretence

    adj

    1. imagined as in a play
      1. the make-believe world of theater
      2. play money
      3. dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish

      Synonym:    pretend