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wannabe

noun
🔊/ˈwɒnəbi/
🔊/ˈwɑːnəbi/
 (informal, disapproving)
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  1. a person who behaves, dresses, etc. like somebody famous because they want to be like them（名人的）崇拜模仿者
    • a rock star wannabe模仿摇滚歌星的人
    Topics TV, radio and newsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWannabe is used before these nouns:
    • actor, actress
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    Word Origin1980s: representing a pronunciation of want to be.