单词
cock-and-bull story
释义
cock-and-bull storynoun[C]informaldisapprovinguk
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/?kɑ?k.?n.b?l ?st??r.i/astorythat isobviouslynottrue,especiallyone given as anexcuse:(尤指用作借口的)荒诞的故事;无稽之谈Hegave mesome cock-and-bullstoryabout having to be at his cousin'sengagementparty.他对我说他得去参加表兄的订婚宴,这显然是信口胡诌。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesAccounts and stories
anecdote
another
anti-narrative
be another storyidiom
bodice-ripper
brushstroke
cautionary tale
commentary
lore
misdescription
multi-stranded
myth
mythic
running commentaryphrase
scenario
shaggy-dog story
short story
sob story
strand
writesomethingup
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