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make believe

/meyk-bi-leev/US // ˈmeɪk bɪˌliv //

使人相信,使人信服的,使人信服,使人相信的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : pretense, especially of an innocent or playful kind; feigning; sham: the make-believe of children playing.
    • : a pretender; a person who pretends.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pretended; feigned; imaginary; made-up; unreal: a make-believe world of fantasy.

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Examples

  • People watch night soaps because the genre allows them to believe in a world where people just react off their baser instincts.

  • Genetics alone does not an eating disorder make, generally speaking, and Bulik points out that environment still plays a role.

  • And yes, our values include tolerance of those who wish to make fun of religion.

  • The court ruled she lacked the maturity to make her own medical decisions.

  • And it must make sure that the platform of debate where we can freely exchange ideas is safe and sound.

  • And to tell the truth, she couldn't help wishing he could see, so he could make the game livelier.

  • She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.

  • He did believe you, more or less, and what you said fell in with his own impressions—strange impressions that they were, poor man!

  • I believe that these are ideal characters constructed from still more ancient legends and traditions.

  • Now this setting up of an orderly law-abiding self seems to me to imply that there are impulses which make for order.