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词汇 moonshine
释义 moonshine
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈmuːn.ʃaɪn/ us /ˈmuːn.ʃaɪn/

moonshinenoun[U] (ALCOHOL)


mainly US
alcohol that is made illegally非法酿制的酒,私酿酒
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Alcohol - general words
alcoholic
alcopop
Angostura
aperitif
bevvy
booze
intoxicant
juice
kick
libation
liquid lunch
liquor
predrinks
pregaming
preload
preloading
quick one
slug
specific gravity
vinosity

moonshinenoun[U] (SPEECH)


informal
silly talk or ideas胡言乱语;蠢话
Synonym
nonsense
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Nonsense
a crock (of shit)idiom
babble
balderdash
balls
baloney
blah
blather
blither
double-talk
doublespeak
drivel
eyewash
flapdoodle
malarkey
mumbo jumbo
nonsense
nonsensical
nonsensically
prattle
rhubarb

moonshine | American Dictionary


moonshine
noun[ U ]
 slangus/ˈmunˌʃɑɪn/
alcoholic drink made illegally

Examples of moonshine


moonshine
But the idea that the electorate take on board and accept all that we say in our manifestos is moonshine.
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Many people will be exceedingly angry if what looks like a modest increase in money available turns out to be moonshine.
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I reiterate that it is moonshine to insist that the gamma rays resulting from debris of nuclear tests will cause adverse genetic effects.
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It is absolute moonshine to say it gives fair shares for all.
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Of course, that is all moonshine, because the section says that no other company may seek powers to extend in that area.
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But surely this sort of approach is sheer moonshine.
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The idea that at the end of the day the local authorities and the ratepayers will be better off is moonshine.
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I just cannot see that as being anything except a moonshine world.
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I said that his figures were likely to be moonshine.
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But to suppose that it is going to make a serious attack on maternal mortality is nothing but moonshine.
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Therefore, any talk of a spectacular improvement in the economy is moonshine.
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All this talk about the moral degradation of juveniles by football pool betting is nothing more than moonshine.
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That idea in the organisation of industry is the merest moonshine.
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I think "moonshine" would be an appropriate description.
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The idea that one can have an alternative rail network throughout the country to match the road network is absolute moonshine.
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