| 词汇 | white-lie |
| 释义 | white lie noun[ C ] uk /ˌwaɪt ˈlaɪ/ us /ˌwaɪt ˈlaɪ/ a lie that is told in order to be polite or to stop someone from being upset by the truth善意的谎话;无伤大雅的谎言 Lies, lying & hypocrisy a pack of liesidiom artifice bad faith black is whiteidiom cakeism falsehood falsification feed someone a lineidiom fib fiction lie mythologically mythologize perjure perjury someone can talk!idiom stretch the truthidiom washing weasel words whopper white lie | American Dictionarywhite lie noun[ C ] us/ˈhwɑɪt ˈlɑɪ, ˈwɑɪt/ a lie that is about a subject that is not very important, or one that is told to be polite or kind Examples of white liewhite lie Sometimes they may get confused as to what is a whitelie and what is a black one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Her whitelie unknowingly thrust her into a major storyline. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The goal may even warrant engaging in a "whitelie". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. While his little whitelie allows him the chance for a secret outing, it comes with a heavy price. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some people, mostly children, also use the gesture to excuse their telling of a whitelie. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A young woman's little whitelie leads to unforeseen complications. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some "white lies" are not dishonest at all, and some would be borderline cases. And white lies at this point are entirely moral. He takes refuge with a whitelie. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I am not one of those who believe that there are three grades of untruth: white lies, lies, and statistics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She is a little vain, a little ambitious, a little selfish, a little shallow, and frivolous, a little given to white lies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are often white lies that spare another's feelings, reflect a pro-social attitude, and make civilized human contact possible. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is often fantasizing and imagining nearly impossible situations, and telling little white lies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. White lies are also considered to be used for greater good. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This means that falcons can not even make white lies for the comfort of others, possibly at the risk of their lives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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