make believe

基本解释

Not this time, Ma. We can't afford to make believe.
但是妈妈, 这一次不能编造故事, 我们无法承受假装.
Before our global community can answer these questions, we need to break through the culture of make believe and start talking.
在人类社会可以回答这些问题前，我们需要打破我们做事一直总是停留在幻想的习惯，开始讨论。
” and turned himself round again in front of the mirror, for he wanted to make believe as if he were examining his new robes closely.
在镜子前面又转了一圈，因为他想让大家相信他是在近距离地检视他的新衣。

They do not use fancy words. They do not deal in make believe.
After I give you amnesia,before I torture you, Linda I will drive you insane and make you believe that you're Linda.
在我让你失忆和折磨你之前，我会先把你逼疯，让你相信你是。
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If you believe this, this also forms the basis for ways for a theory of how you could make phobias go away.
如果你认为这是恐惧症的起因，那么这也同样是,消除恐惧症的治疗方法的理论基础。
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You make believe that your GAAP income was the same as your taxable income and figure out what the tax would be.
FORBES: How Double Taxed Are Investors ?