Dictionary entry
Wannabe
Pronunciation: /ˈwɒnəbi/
Pronunciation
/ˈwɒnəbi/
Myanmar Meaning
၎င်းအားကျသူနှင့် တူအောင်၊ သာအောင် ကြိုးပမ်းရန် စိတ်ထက်သန်သူ။ အခြားသူတစ်ဦးနှင့် တူလိုသူ။
Definition
wannabe /'wɒnǝbi/ n ( sl derog esp US ) ပံုဖမ္းသူ။ ဂိုက္ဖမ္းသူ။ ဟန္တုသူ ။ pop star wannabes.
Examples
- ‘However unhappy the voters are with Labour
- they are unlikely to replace it with Labour wannabes.’
- ‘Musical wannabes turned out in force to listen to fledgling bands
- play instruments and enrol for lessons.’
- ‘Who exactly is interested in another wannabee? Stop giving her press if you want her to be ignored.’
- ‘It struck her suddenly: the world as one choppy sidewalk of wannabes - everyone with something to hail a chance for.’
- ‘These two requirements alone mean that many hopeful wannabes will not even get to first base.’
- ‘Quite simply
- everyone in the entertainment industry is here
- from the stars to the wannabes.’
- ‘He was just a young wannabee in the club's Academy during this heady period and by the time he broke through
- the good times were a fast-fading memory.’
- ‘Each of the presidential wannabes is carving out their own signature issue.’
- ‘For every Sinatra
- there were legions of wannabes
- never-weres and almost-weres.’
- ‘Get creative with other people's dos by taking one of the two major avenues for hairdresser wannabes in Montreal.’
- ‘The 10 presidential wannabes will take on one another today at a debate in New York.’
- ‘More than 15
- 000 wannabes have been waiting in line through the night for their chance at stardom.’
- ‘It is a lighthearted account by an unlikely bunch of wannabes and has beens.’
- ‘I don't remember how I met Tony but
- at 50-odd
- he became the stalwart among a rabble of wannabes.’
- ‘Yes
- snow could be the new sand for skiers and skiing wannabes in this United Arab Emirates sheikhdom.’
- ‘But the wannabe stars had plenty of help with a whole host of superstars taking to The X Factor stage.’
- ‘He fulfilled a dream chased by many wannabee parents
- taking the opportunity to drive his wife and child home from hospital.’
- ‘Ever since he has become a wannabee politician
- he has been in decline.’
- ‘He advised wannabe singers to get as much work experience and practice as possible rather than paying for a pointless degree.’
- ‘The narrative is uneven
- the pacing - not exactly enlivening
- the costuming - very wannabe - and the music - thoroughly off-putting’