cock-and-bull story

美 [ˌkɑːk ən ˈbʊl stɔːri]英 [ˌkɒk ən ˈbʊl stɔːri]
  • n.无稽之谈;荒诞的故事

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cock-and-bull story

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    N-COUNT 荒诞的故事;无稽之谈
    If you describe something that someone tells you as a cock-and-bull story, you mean that you do not believe it is true.

    Was it him who made you come to us with this cock-and-bull story?

    是不是他让你来跟我们这么瞎说八道的?

noun

1
an interesting but highly implausible story;often told as an excuse
Synonym: fairytale fairy tale fairy story song and dance

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  1. The jury didn 't believe the witness 's cock-and-bull story .

    陪审团不相信证人的无稽之谈。

  2. Was it him who made you come to us with this cock-and-bull story ?

    是不是他让你来跟我们这么瞎说八道的?

  3. Don 't be taken in by such a cock-and-bull story .

    别被这种虚悬的事情骗了。

  4. He told us some cock-and-bull story about having lost all his money .

    他鬼话连篇,告诉我们把钱都丢了。

  5. She told me some cock-and-bull story about her car breaking down .

    她给我讲的车如何坏掉的事情非常荒诞。

  6. He gave me some cock-and-bull story about having to be at his cousin 's engagement party .

    他对我瞎说他一定得去参加他表弟的订婚宴会。

  7. You fed Draco Malfoy some cock-and-bull story about a dragon , trying to get him out of bed and into trouble .

    你们凭空编出一套谎话告诉德拉科马尔福,说有一条龙什么的,想把他从床上骗出来,害他倒霉。

  8. " The allegation is an utterly cock-and-bull story about the Chinese military based on a wild guess and illogical reasoning ," the English-language Xinhua commentary said .

    美国对中国军力的指控毫无切实根据,纯属妄意猜测和推断。