make-believe
- IPA[ˈmeɪkbɪliːv]
英式
- the action of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are
- imitating something real
- pretend; imagine
verb: make-believe, 3rd person present: make-believes, gerund or present participle: make-believing, past tense: make-believed, past participle: make-believed
noun: make-believe
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the action of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are she's living in a world of make-believe
形容詞
- 1. imitating something real he was firing a make-believe gun at the spy planes
動詞
- 1. pretend; imagine you can make-believe you're swimming out in the crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈmākbəˌlēv]
美式
- the action of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are: she's living in a world of make-believe
- imitating something real; pretend: he was firing a make-believe gun at the spy planes
- pretend; imagine: Brenda rode along, make-believing she was a knight riding to the rescue
Oxford American Dictionary