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

• 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。
• Yet even among the workaday ( or wannabe) wealthy, marrying for money has become a popular pursuit.
  然而，即便是在朝九晚五、发财无门的上班族中，为钱而婚也已经成为了一项颇为流行的人生追求。
• 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。
• You don't think I wannabe with my family?
  你觉得我不想和家人在一起？
• 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。
• He's gotten all buddy-buddy with that escort wannabe rachel.
  他忽然跟瑞秋走得很近。
• As much as you try, you're just another jae-koo wannabe.
  你想成为另一个俊坤？
• They show wannabe entrepreneurs how to get started, find funding, and build a sales and marketing program.
  他们表明不是头一回企业家如何发动起来，寻找资金，并建立了销售和营销计划。
• 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。
• 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。