make-believe

美 [ˈmeɪk bɪliːv]英 [ˈmeɪk bɪliːv]
  • n.假装;虚构;想象;假扮;编造
  • adj.假装的
make-believemake-believe

noun

1

虚构;想象;编造
imagining or pretending things to be different or more exciting than they really are

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

‘Let's play make-believe,’ said Sam.

萨姆说:“咱们来玩假装的游戏吧。”

make-believe

频次

  • 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.

    ...the glamorous make-believe world of show business...

    娱乐界令人眼花缭乱的虚幻世界

  • 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.

    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
    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.

    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”。

noun

1
the enactment of a pretense
it was just pretend
Synonym: pretend
2
imaginative intellectual play
Synonym: pretense pretence

adj

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

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  1. 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。

  2. You 'll have enough on your plate without having to learn a whole new set of rules in some make-believe magical kingdom .

    这样你就会驾轻就熟,而不用在一那些虚构的魔法王国里重新学习理解里面的种种规则。

  3. ' Let 's play make-believe , ' said Sam.

    萨姆说:“咱们来玩假装的游戏吧。”

  4. 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。

  5. 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。

  6. She squandered millions on a life of make-believe .

    她为一种虚幻的生活挥金如土。

  7. ' But , why ? ' he asked in make-believe astonishment .

    “可是为什么呢?”他故作惊讶地问。

  8. 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”。

  9. I make-believe , like a kid .

    我像个孩子一样做梦。

  10. Rococo art portrayed a world of artificiality , make-believe , and game-playing .

    洛可可艺术描绘出一个人工的、假装的和玩乐性的世界。

  11. 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。

  12. His whole life these days was a game of make-believe .

    这些日子他的全部生活都是在装假做戏。

  13. Yes , the game of make-believe is a simple one .

    是的,这场谎言的游戏规则很简单。

  14. 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。

  15. Language is a power but also make-believe .

    语言是一种力量但也可能是虚幻的。

  16. A child can get lost in her make-believe world for hours .

    小孩子会好几个小时沉浸在虚幻的世界里。

  17. The idea of a perfectly fair society is just make-believe .

    完全公正的社会只是一个空想。

  18. A make-believe , is all we every need .

    是一切充满真实是我们永恒的渴望。

  19. 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。

  20. Far away , in another corner of the world dragons were only make-believe .

    在世界上遥远的另一个角落,龙之一族只是传说。

  21. He keeps in his little world of make-believe

    沉迷于自己创造的小小世界

  22. This day celebrates one of childhood 's make-believe visitors .

    这一天庆祝的是传说中牙仙的到来。

  23. They live in a world of make-believe .

    他们生活在虚幻的世界里。

  24. They threaded their way through the narrow , make-believe streets .

    他们鱼贯穿过那些狭小的所谓的街道。

  25. She lives in a world of make-believe .

    她生活在娇揉造作的世界里。

  26. Live in a world of make-believe .

    生活在幻想的世界中。

  27. The make-believe eunuchs are making trouble at the signal .

    假人妖在信号灯下捣乱。

  28. 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。

  29. He is the make-believe person who brings toys and other gifts to children at Christmas .

    圣诞老人是虚幻的人物,在圣诞节给孩子们带来玩具和其他礼物。

  30. She says giving children a chance to use their imaginations for make-believe play can also help them develop executive function skills .

    她还表示给孩子们发挥想象的机会来玩“过家家”这类游戏也能帮助他们发展执行功能技巧。