| 单词 | tall tale |
| 释义 | tall tale noun[Cusually singular] USus/ˌtɑːl ˈteɪl/uk/ˌtɔːl ˈteɪl/(also mainlyUKtall story)astoryorfactthat isdifficulttobelieve: Afterdinnershe told me atalltaleabout herpet. Accounts and stories
tall tale| American Dictionarytall tale noun[C] us/ˈtɔl ˈteɪl/astorythat may or may not betrue, but thatcontainsdetailsthat are hard tobelieve Examplesoftall taletall tale Fromtalltale, to dream, to waking reality, it makes a return journey through various unstable frames to find the "real spectre of the antique" at last. From theCambridge English Corpus But it was impossible to separate those whom one suspected were telling atalltalefrom those who were genuinely unable to raise the extra money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Her winningtalltalewas about how the ozone layer became damaged, ice caps melted and people had to be taken to work on camels. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It's a toughly told, verytalltale, one of the best escape (and escapist) movies of the season. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Atalltaleis a story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The book was autobiographical in nature, but likely would fall into the category oftalltale. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In addition to this, he is excessively superstitious, often to the extent of believing every myth, legend,talltale, etc. to be literally true. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Most of his books are considered to fit well in thetalltalecategory. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.How far you get through thistalltaleof a thriller before you give up and howl is a matter of personal taste. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He garnered headlines for histalltaleabout fighting a grizzly bear. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Each and every participating speaker is given three to five minutes to give a short speech of atalltalenature, and is then judged according to several factors. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The story was originally atalltaleto entertain delegates at a scientific conference on family planning; although it was later repeated as truth, it has no known historical basis. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is no good fobbing off the farmers of this country with tall tales about quotas, prohibitions and restrictions if you cannot carry them out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he agree that it is offensive when criminals pocket profits by telling tall tales to tabloids, thus gaining from their ill-gotten actions and badly written memoirs? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As such, many of the stories told about them have the aura of tall tales. 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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