tall tale

短语

n. 吹牛大话

发音

UK /tɔːl ˈteɪl/
AU
US /tɔl ˈteɪl/

词形变化

tall tales 复数 tall tales

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth.

    吹牛

    吹水

    习语

    He returned on Monday with a tall tale about a 100-pound fish he had caught.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

story tale narrative narration

词源

From tall (“exaggerated”) + tale.

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