tall tale

基本解释

• n. 吹牛，說大話；誇張的故事，荒誕的故事

同根派生

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英汉例句

雙語例句

• Exaggeration is what makes a tall tale.
  搆成荒誕不經的故事是誇張手法。
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• And with The BFG's heart-warming happy ending, the tale will leave you walking out of the movie theater standing tall.
  而電影煖心的圓滿結侷，也會讓你昂首挺胸、元氣滿滿地走出電影院。
• For those of you who love a tall tale, the list of genetic variations that determine human height has just experienced a growth spurt.
  對那些喜歡以高個子爲主角的奇談故事的人來說，決定人類身高的基因變異種類突然井噴般增加了很多。

原聲例句

• A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life.
• Today we tell a traditional American story called a "tall tale."
• Each group of workers had its own tall tale hero.

權威例句

• In a desire to bring his harsh portrayal of unfreedom to a rousing finish, Johnson embarks on a wish-fulfillment romance that makes happiness seem like just another tall tale.
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词组短语

短語

• A Tall Totem Tale 圖騰柱的故事
• tall -tale lamp 信號燈;滑石
• NEW Tall Tale 深邃金屬紫調
• sheer tall tale 徹頭徹尾的謊言
• A Tall Tale Storyline 唱片名

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英英字典

柯林斯英英字典

• A tall tale is a long and complicated story that is difficult to believe because most of the events it describes seem unlikely or impossible.

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专业释义

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