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make-believe world
虚构世界,幻想的世界
make 动词有很多释义,最常见的是“做”;believe 也是动词,意思是“相信”,那 make-believe 是什么呢?
make-believe 是名词,其释义为:imagining or pretending things to be different or more exciting than they really are 虚构,想像,编造,同义词 fantasy
eg. 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。
make 相关补充
make-work (占用人手的)无价值的工作;帮闲工作
In some departments there is too much make-work.
有些部门的无聊琐事太多。
make-weight/makeweight 用来凑足数目的人(物),充数的人(物)
She may be the youngest member of the team, but she's no makeweight.
她可能是队里最年轻的成员,但决不是凑数的人。
makeshift 临时替代的;权宜的
The refugees slept in makeshift tents at the side of the road.
逃难者睡在路边临时搭建的帐篷里。