would-be

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What does that mean for you, the would-be traveler?
這對(duì)你這樣想要旅游之人意味著什么呢？
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A would-be chancellor would have the difficult task of trying to change one party’s mind.
想要成為總理的人有可能面對(duì)說服一個(gè)政黨改變主意的艱巨任務(wù)。
His field is hot now and every year he is inundated by applications from would-be graduate students.
他的領(lǐng)域現(xiàn)在很熱門,來自即將成為研究生的申請(qǐng)表每年都潮水般地涌向他.

A study was made to decide which would be a better place for the canal -- Panama or Nicaragua.
And frankly it would be incredibly time-consuming and tedious for me, to count this room full of people old school style-- 1, 2, 3 and so forth.
坦白說，按學(xué)校的老辦法一個(gè)人一個(gè)人的數(shù),1個(gè)，2個(gè)，3個(gè)……,對(duì)我來說極其費(fèi)時(shí)費(fèi)力。
哈佛公開課 - 計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)課程節(jié)選
I would be--every 5 minutes that person will die, we will have a new person, despite having the same personality.
我會(huì)--，每過5分鐘,那個(gè)人就會(huì)死一次，新的一個(gè)人又產(chǎn)生了，只不過他擁有同樣的人格。
耶魯公開課 - 死亡課程節(jié)選

Several years ago, would-be creditors filed an involuntary bankruptcy against Richard Chakejian of Chester Springs, Pa.
FORBES: Credit Bureaus Wouldn't Cut It On 'CSI'

You can use would-be to describe someone who wants or attempts to do a particular thing. For example, a would-be writer is someone who wants to be a writer.