would-be 详细解释

would-be

['wudbi:]

adj. 想要成为的

a.[Z][B]

1. 想要成为的

There are many would-be actors and actresses in Hollywood.

在好莱坞有许多想要成为男女演员的人。

I met her first when I was a very young would-be musician.

我初次见到她时, 我还是个一心想成为音乐家的十分年轻的人。

2. 原想要做的

3. 自称的

英英释义

形容词 would-be:

unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition

同义词:manque

补充

would-bewould-be英:[ˈwudbi:] 美:[ˈwʊdˌbi]adj.1.想要成为的,自称自许的,自充的n.1.想要成为…人

例句

1. a would-be writer自诩为作家的人 2. a would-be actress who dresses up as Marilyn Monroe.一个想要成为像玛里琳•门罗一样穿着打扮的女演员。 3. a seemingly endless queue of journalists and would-bes formed.记者们和一心想当记者的人排成了一条似乎没有尽头的长队。 4. advice for would-be parents对快要为人父母的人的忠告 5. a would-be poet/writer [=a person who wants to be a poet/writer]心想成为诗人/作家的人 6. a would-be hero想成为英雄的人 7. tips for would-be mothers给准妈妈们的小提示