Definition of could-be in English:

could-be

adjectiveˈkʊdbi

attributive Able to be or become; possible.
his new could-be love interest
a could-be fatal illness
Example sentencesExamples
- Executives at competing networks have watched their handling of the could-be candidates with some astonishment.
- Will your team take a risk on this could-be superstar playmaker who surely will be a project and might never make it at all?
- When he was a teenager, he was inseparable from his best friend and could-be lover, Silvy.
- I had a couple of disasters, but I came out better than if I was retiring today and all these would-be, could-be fund managers were in charge of my money.
- A group of young men arrived all dressed to the nines with those sort of messed-up, could-be-70s haircuts.
- He collects stories, from passengers, of could-be weapons - scissors, nail files - that slipped through security.
- Reality is Bowie's umpteenth record and while it doesn't even come close to capturing the energy or sexiness of his early works, there are some could-be classics on this all-over-the-map release.
- My first idea wasn't that great since it was, in a sense, excluding a group of could-be customers.
Synonyms
potential, prospective, likely, probable, would-be, aspiring

nounˈkʊdbi

informal

A potential candidate for a job or situation.
political could-bes
Example sentencesExamples
- Many of those would remain could-bes if it were not for that Jupiterian good luck that so often turns things around at the eleventh hour.
- That will leave a heap of disappointed nobodies, has beens, could-bes and wannabes on the ground.
- They'd had a couple of "could-bes" or "maybes" but nothing definite.
- Military planners work with "scenarios," rather than scenes, political could-bes and military what-ifs that become the basis for campaign plans.
- The world's full of would bes, could bes, might bes... how many people do you know who'll ever be anything more than that?

单词	could-be
释义	Definition of could-be in English: could-be adjectiveˈkʊdbi attributive Able to be or become; possible. his new could-be love interest a could-be fatal illness Example sentencesExamples Executives at competing networks have watched their handling of the could-be candidates with some astonishment. Will your team take a risk on this could-be superstar playmaker who surely will be a project and might never make it at all? When he was a teenager, he was inseparable from his best friend and could-be lover, Silvy. I had a couple of disasters, but I came out better than if I was retiring today and all these would-be, could-be fund managers were in charge of my money. A group of young men arrived all dressed to the nines with those sort of messed-up, could-be-70s haircuts. He collects stories, from passengers, of could-be weapons - scissors, nail files - that slipped through security. Reality is Bowie's umpteenth record and while it doesn't even come close to capturing the energy or sexiness of his early works, there are some could-be classics on this all-over-the-map release. My first idea wasn't that great since it was, in a sense, excluding a group of could-be customers. Synonyms potential, prospective, likely, probable, would-be, aspiring nounˈkʊdbi informal A potential candidate for a job or situation. political could-bes Example sentencesExamples Many of those would remain could-bes if it were not for that Jupiterian good luck that so often turns things around at the eleventh hour. That will leave a heap of disappointed nobodies, has beens, could-bes and wannabes on the ground. They'd had a couple of "could-bes" or "maybes" but nothing definite. Military planners work with "scenarios," rather than scenes, political could-bes and military what-ifs that become the basis for campaign plans. The world's full of would bes, could bes, might bes... how many people do you know who'll ever be anything more than that?
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