| 词汇 | cock-and-bull-story |
| 释义 | cock-and-bull story noun[ C ] informaldisapprovinguk /ˌkɒk.ən.bʊl ˈstɔː.ri/ us /ˌkɑːk.ən.bʊl ˈstɔːr.i/ a story that is obviously not true, especially one given as an excuse: （尤指用作借口的）荒诞的故事;无稽之谈 give someone a cock-and-bull storyHe gave me some cock-and-bull story about having to be at his cousin's engagement party.他对我说他得去参加表兄的订婚宴，这显然是信口胡诌。 Accounts and stories anecdote another anti-narrative backstory be another storyidiom bodice-ripper cautionary tale in medias res kompromat legend legendary lore misdescription rundown running commentaryphrase scenario semi-legendary shaggy-dog story strand write something up |
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