Would-be
定义
(形容词) 意图但尚未成功的人
例句
“The would-be artist missed the point: it’s the failures that shape us.”
“The would-be thief slipped on the wet steps.”
那个想偷东西的人在湿台阶上滑倒了。
“By noon, three would-be buyers had already left the shop.”
到了中午,已经有三个想买的人离开了店里。
“Maya laughed off the would-be complaints from her neighbors.”
玛雅对邻居那些本想抱怨的话一笑置之。
“A would-be chef from Chengdu kept burning the garlic at 7 a.m.”
一个来自成都、想当厨师的人早上 7 点总是把蒜炒糊。
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这个级别的其他英语词汇包括 Gentle, Whereabouts, Nauseous, Angelic, 和 Foreboding. 点击任意词汇查看定义、例句和音频。

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