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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 would-be /ˈwʊdˈbi/
 (a.)佯裝的,自稱自許的,自充的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Would-be a. Desiring or professing to be; vainly pretending to be; as, a would-be poet.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 would-be
      adj 1: seeking advancement or recognition [syn: aspirant, aspiring(p),
              wishful, would-be(a)]
      2: unfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition [syn: manque,
          would-be(a)]