wannabe

中英词典：wannabe

形容词

1. 想要成为的；自命不凡的

英文释义：Desiring or aspiring to be a particular type of person.

例句：

1. She's a wannabe actress who auditions for every role she hears about.（她是一个自命不凡的女演员，凡是有角色的她都去试镜。）
2. He's just a wannabe rock star, always dreaming of fame and fortune.（他只是个自命不凡的摇滚明星，总是幻想着成名和财富。）

名词

1. 追求成功但未能实现的人

英文释义：A person who aspires to be successful but has not yet achieved it.

例句：

1. She's just a wannabe, always talking about her plans but never taking action.（她只是个自命不凡的人，总是说些计划却从不采取行动。）
2. Don't waste your time with those wannabes who just talk big but never do anything.（不要浪费时间和那些只会说大话却从不采取行动的人在一起。）

词语辨析

在辨析 wannabe 和 want to be 时，wannabe 一词更强调对某种身份或角色的渴望和追求，而 want to be 则更侧重于对某种状态或行为的渴望。

例句：

1. She's a wannabe singer.（她渴望成为一名歌手。）
2. I want to be a singer.（我想成为一名歌手。）

词汇扩充

相关词汇：

• wannabeism：追求成功但未能实现的状态
• wannabee：追求成功但未能实现的人（与wannabe同义）
• wannabeness：追求成功但未能实现的品质

近义词

aspirant, hopeful, dreamer, would-be

反义词

successful, accomplished, achiever, doer

柯林斯词典

英文释义：If you describe someone as a wannabe, you are saying in an unkind way that they want to be a particular person or type of person but are not really.

牛津词典

英文释义：A person who tries to be like someone else or to fit in with a particular group of people, but is not really one of them.

用法

wannabe 是一个贬义词，通常用于指那些自命不凡、追求成功但未能实现的人。它可以用作形容词或名词。

例句

1. She's a wannabe actress who auditions for every role she hears about.（她是一个自命不凡的女演员，凡是有角色的她都去试镜。）
2. He's just a wannabe rock star, always dreaming of fame and fortune.（他只是个自命不凡的摇滚明星，总是幻想着成名和财富。）
3. She's just a wannabe, always talking about her plans but never taking action.（她只是个自命不凡的人，总是说些计划却从不采取行动。）
4. Don't waste your time with those wannabes who just talk big but never do anything.（不要浪费时间和那些只会说大话却从不采取行动的人在一起。）
5. She's a wannabe singer.（她渴望成为一名歌手。）
6. I want to be a singer.（我想成为一名歌手。）