wannabes

英 [ˈwɒnəˌbiːz]

美 [ˈwɑnəˌbiz]

n.  (名人的)崇拜模仿者
wannabe的复数

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

双语例句

• It said the England captain had made it into the chart "as Beckham wannabes slavishly followed his choice of wheels", which has included an Aston Martin, a Mercedes, a Ferrari and a Lincoln Navigator.
  贝克汉姆拥有的车子包括一辆阿斯顿马丁征服者跑车、一辆奔驰、一辆法拉利和一辆林肯。
• But bad news for Bruce Willis and his macho wannabes.
  对布鲁斯·威利跟他的效仿者们来说，这可不是什么好消息。
• She's just one of those actress wannabes.
  她不过是一个演员迷。
• He had served so many high-class citizens, the rich, the governors, and the new-rich wannabes.
  他侍奉了很多上层人物，富翁，政客，和新贵们。
• Momentum wannabes should also be warned that the effect works for individual stocks over months, not years.
  那些跟随惯性投资的人应该注意，这种惯性效应对于个股来讲仅持续几个月，而不是几年。
• Two executive hopefuls joined the firm; the audience was full of Madonna wannabes.
  两个在行政上有进取心的人加入了公司。