| 词汇 | make-believe |
| 释义 | make believephrase to pretend or imagine: 假装;假扮 Let's make believe (that) we're pirates.我们假扮海盗吧。 Let the children make believe they're film stars. We can't close our eyes and make believe that climate change doesn't exist. I tried to carry on with my life and make believe I didn't have cancer. They've just ignored the coup and are making believe that everything's normal. See also make-believedisapproving believe to act as if something is true when it is not pretendShe pretended not to know about the surprise. make believeHe's just going to make believe that things are fine in spite of the divorce. play at somethingUK The children are playing at cops and robbers. role-playDuring class, we role-played being a customer and a salesperson to learn words related to shopping. fakeShe's only faking being ill. feignThe police questioned him about the break-in, but he feigned ignorance. make-believe noun[ U ] disapprovinguk /ˈmeɪk.bɪˌliːv/ us /ˈmeɪk.bɪˌliːv/ believing or imagining things that appear to be attractive or exciting, but are not real: 虚幻，假想 The ideal of a perfectly fair society is just make-believe.要社会完全公平的理想只是幻想而已。 He lives in a world of make-believe/make-believe world.他生活在虚幻的世界里。 imaginary imaginaryOur daughter had an imaginary friend when she was six. made-upThe comedian started with some obviously made-up stories about hanging out with the Queen. make-believeSome politicians seem to live in a make-believe world where everything revolves around their interests. non-existentThese accounts are used to sell fake or non-existent goods. fantasticHer books were filled with magicians and fantastic creatures. Unreal things and unreality alternate reality alternative reality birther cloud cuckoo land delusion fairyland fallacy false hopes falsity fantasy illusion la-la land never-never land non-fact non-factual phantom pie pie in the skyidiom unreality untruth make believe | American Dictionarymake believeidiom to pretend: Jake likes to make believe he’s a pirate. make-believe noun[ U ] us/ˈmeɪk·bəˌliv/ a state of mind in which you pretend to believe that conditions are real, esp. because that reality would be more pleasant than the actual one: Disneyland creates a world of make-believe. make-believe adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈmeɪk·bəˌliv/ (used esp. in children’s play) representing something that you agree to pretend is real for the purpose of playing: They dueled with make-believe swords and climbed make-believe cliffs. |
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