Word
make-believe
/ˈmeikbi,liːv/
noun
假装；虚构
核心释义
the act of pretending that imaginary things are real
- 1.
假装,虚构
the enactment of a pretense
- 2.
富有想象力的智力游戏
imaginative intellectual play
假想游戏；想象游戏；假装,虚构；富有想象力的智力游戏；假装；伪装
用法In use
The children's game of make-believe turned the backyard into a magical kingdom.
用法提示：make-believe 作名词，表示‘假装’或‘幻想’，这里指儿童的游戏性假想。
She lived in a world of make-believe, refusing to face reality.
用法提示：make-believe 作名词，指虚构的、不真实的世界或状态。
His story was pure make-believe, not a single fact in it.
用法提示：make-believe 作名词，意为‘虚构的事’或‘假话’。
play make-believe
Children often play make-believe with their toys.
孩子们经常用玩具玩假装游戏。
a world of make-believe
相关词与表达Connections
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
不可数名词，表示假装的行为或状态。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.