| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-say-something-not-true-in-order-to-deceive |
| 释义 | to say something not true in order to deceiveThese words all describe telling someone something that is not true in order to deceive that person. The most common word for this is lie. Lie can be used to describe just one statement, or a pattern of behaviour that a person has. All she does is lie - you can't believe a word she says. There's no need to lie to me. I won't be upset if you tell the truth. If you tell a lie, then you make an untrue statement to someone. Tell a lie is used most often of children, and is not often used to describe lies told by adults. I cannot tell a lie: I chopped down the cherry tree. If the thing that someone is lying about is obviously false, you can say in informal language that they are lying through their teeth. He lied through his teeth that he didn't go to the cinema, though he was still holding the ticket stub in his hand as he said it. Fib is used when someone tells a small or unimportant lie that does not cause any harm. This is an informal word. I don't like fibbing, but I didn't want to hurt his feelings by saying his gift was awful. Mislead is used to describe making someone believe something that is not entirely true. When people mislead others, they usually tell them something that is not entirely true. When things, such as papers or test results, mislead people, it is because those things can be interpreted several different ways, and some of those ways might not be entirely right or tell the whole truth about that thing. I'm afraid you've been misled. She is, in fact, married. The test results were misleading and gave the incorrect impression that none of the students passed with high marks. Delude can also be used to describe making someone believe something that isn't true, but it has a more negative connotation than mislead. It is most often used reflexively. He's deluding himself if he thinks that he's getting that promotion. Officials claimed he had deluded the public by soliciting donations for a public works project that did not exist. For more words about making others believe that something false is true, especially to gain an advantage over that person, see the article at deceive. If you invent or concoct an excuse, a story, or a reason, you are creating a lie in order to deceive someone, or in order to not have to do something you don't want to do. Concoct is slightly more formal than invent. In more disapproving language, you can also call this feeding someone a line. There's no need to invent excuses for not going - just decline the invitation. She concocted the wildest stories to get out of attending class. He fed me some line about how his dog was sick and cancelled our date. You can make something up or, in more formal language, fabricate something in order to deceive people. Fabricate is often used in legal settings to describe false stories, testimony, or evidence that is used to deceive people. Both terms are used when the thing being said is absolutely not true. You never met The Beatles! You're just making that up. Quit making up excuses and own up to what you've done! The suspects admited to having fabricated their alibis on the night of the robbery and were charged with grand theft. There are many ways to talk about changing information so that it is not entirely true because you want to deceive someone. If you distort something, you change it so it is false or wrong. If you twist something that is true, such as facts or a statement, then you are changing the information in a dishonest way so it gives the message you want. Twist is disapproving. If you misrepresent someone or something, you describe them or it falsely because you will gain an advantage in doing so. Reporters have distorted the facts of the case so badly, and influenced the jury through their bad reporting, that the judge has declared a mistrial. She accused her opponent of twisting the truth about her time in Parliament. I have been misrepresented by my opponent as a socialist when nothing could be further from the truth. The defence accused the police of misrepresenting the facts to get an easy conviction. In more positive language, if you stretch the truth, you say something that isn't true because you want to make that person or thing seem better than they are. I have published a book that sold very well, but it's stretching the truth to say that I was on the best-seller lists. In informal UK English, when someone puts something about or puts something around, they are telling a lot of different people something that is not true. She put it about that her husband was going to be knighted. Who's put around the rumour that I'm about to be sacked? |
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