make-believe

noun

🔊/ˈmeɪk bɪliːv/

[uncountable]

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(disapproving) imagining or pretending things to be different or more exciting than they really are虚构；想象；编造 synonym fantasy
- They live in a world of make-believe.他们生活在虚幻的世界里。🔊🔊
imagining that something is real, or that you are somebody else, for example in a child’s game假扮；假装
- ‘Let's play make-believe,’ said Sam.萨姆说：“咱们来玩假装的游戏吧。”🔊🔊