tall tale

基本解释

• n. 吹牛，说大话；夸张的故事，荒诞的故事

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英汉例句

双语例句

• Exaggeration is what makes a tall tale.
  构成荒诞不经的故事是夸张手法。
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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.
  而电影暖心的圆满结局，也会让你昂首挺胸、元气满满地走出电影院。
• For those of you who love a tall tale, the list of genetic variations that determine human height has just experienced a growth spurt.
  对那些喜欢以高个子为主角的奇谈故事的人来说，决定人类身高的基因变异种类突然井喷般增加了很多。

原声例句

• 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.

权威例句

• 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

短语

• A Tall Totem Tale 图腾柱的故事
• tall -tale lamp 信号灯;滑石
• NEW Tall Tale 深邃金属紫调
• sheer tall tale 彻头彻尾的谎言
• 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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