wannabe

英 [ˈwɒnəbi]

美 [ˈwɑːnəbi]

n.  (名人的)崇拜模仿者

复数：wannabes　第三人称单数：wannabes　

BNC.45111 / COCA.17487

牛津词典

noun

• （名人的）崇拜模仿者
  a person who behaves, dresses, etc. like sb famous because they want to be like them

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 效颦者
  If you call someone awannabe, you are saying in an unkind way that they are trying very hard to be like another person or group of people.
  1. ...a feeble James Dean wannabe.
     詹姆斯·迪安的拙劣模仿者
  2. ...wannabe musicians who don't know which way up to hold their guitars.
     梦想成为音乐家、却连吉他都不知道怎么拿的人

英英释义

noun

• an ambitious and aspiring young person
  1. a lofty aspirant
  2. two executive hopefuls joined the firm
  3. the audience was full of Madonna wannabes
  Synonym:aspirantaspirerhopefulwannabee

双语例句

• Wannabe man-eaters everywhere will rush to buy the copy.
  所有那些想成为吃男人的女人的人都会争相购买。
• JP Morgan will remain a wannabe in mergers and acquisitions and equities.
  摩根大通仍将是一家崇尚并购和股票业务的公司。
• There are now more than a dozen similar professional singing schools in Shanghai alone, offering music courses to wannabe singers looking for a shot at fame.
  目前仅上海本地就有十几家类似的专业歌唱学校，为那些想要一夜成名的歌手提供学习课程。
• Wannabe musicians looking for a hit should turn to the past for inspiration, said the researcher Joan Serra, of the Spanish National Research Institute.
  西班牙国家研究所研究员琼尼·萨拉说，想要成为音乐家的人们应该从过去的音乐中发掘灵感。
• The bar is frequented by wannabe actresses and film directors.
  这间酒吧常常有幻想成名成家的女演员和电影导演光顾。
• That wannabe producer boyfriend do this to you?
  那该死的制作人男朋友对你干了这个？
• Six wannabe Martians are taking life on for a test drive here on Earth.
  六个想要成为火星人的人正在进行一个实验项目，在地球上过着上的生活。
• The one who sexed up every wannabe rock star in southern california?
  和南加利福尼亚每个摇滚明星迷上床的人？
• I suspect that the wannabe property magnates were among the losers.
  我猜，赶超他人的地产大亨肯定出自那些失败者。
• This kid's definitely a wannabe.
  这个孩子明显是个帮会追随者。