| 单词 | white lie |
| 释义 | white lie noun[C] uk/ˌwaɪt ˈlaɪ/us/ˌwaɪt ˈlaɪ/aliethat is told inorderto bepoliteor tostopsomeone from beingupsetby thetruth 善意的谎话；无伤大雅的谎言Lies, lying & hypocrisy
white lie| American Dictionarywhite lie noun[C] us/ˈhwɑɪt ˈlɑɪ,ˈwɑɪt/a lie that is about asubjectthat is not veryimportant, or one that is told to bepoliteorkind Examplesofwhite liewhite lie Sometimes they may get confused as to what is awhitelieand what is a black one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Herwhitelieunknowingly 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 littlewhitelieallows 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 awhitelie. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A young woman's littlewhitelieleads 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. From theCambridge English Corpus And white lies at this point are entirely moral. From theCambridge English Corpus He takes refuge with awhitelie. 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 theOpen 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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