make-believe
- n. 偽裝;虛偽;假扮者
- adj. 假裝的;虛假的
中文詞源
比喻用法。
英文詞源
- make-believe (n.)
- "pretence," 1811, from make (v.) + believe. As an adjective by 1824.
雙語例句
- 1. For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?
- 我們活著是為了什么?不就是給鄰居當(dāng)笑柄,再反過來笑他們。
來自《傲慢與偏見》
- 2. Sometimes things have to fall apart to make way for better things.
- 有時(shí)候要到達(dá)谷底,才會(huì)慢慢變好。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
- 3. Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.
- 人生就應(yīng)該是快樂的,要抓住每一天,孩子們,讓你們的生活變得非凡起來。
來自電影《死亡詩社》
- 4. These large institutions make — and change—the rules to suit themselves.
- 這些大機(jī)構(gòu)總是隨意制定規(guī)定,而且說變就變。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Does this dress make my legs look too stumpy?
- 這條裙子會(huì)使我的腿看上去又短又粗嗎?
來自柯林斯例句