informalWANT someone who tries to look or behave like someone famous or like a particular type of successful person, because they want to be like them – usually used to show disapproval 仿效名人[富人]的人〔一般含贬义〕 → would-be
a load of Michael Schumacher wannabes trying to show what they can do on the track
许多想像迈克尔•舒马赫那样在赛车场上一展身手的人
wannabe pop stars
想当流行歌星的人
Examples from the Corpus
wannabe• The other nine wannabes will be offered parts in soaps such as Holby City and Casualty.• Kohler is a 17-year-old rapperwannabe from Montana.• See, all three wannaberockers were, like, 11 years old.