cock-and-bull story

英 [ˌkɒk ən ˈbʊl stɔːri]

美 [ˌkɑːk ən ˈbʊl stɔːri]

n.  荒诞的故事; 无稽之谈

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 荒诞的故事;无稽之谈
  If you describe something that someone tells you as acock-and-bull story, you mean that you do not believe it is true.
  1. Was it him who made you come to us with this cock-and-bull story?
     是不是他让你来跟我们这么瞎说八道的?

英英释义

noun

• an interesting but highly implausible story
  Synonym:fairytalefairy talefairy storysong and dance

双语例句

• Was it him who made you come to us with this cock-and-bull story?
  是不是他让你来跟我们这么瞎说八道的？
• Don't be taken in by such a cock-and-bull story.
  别被这种虚悬的事情骗了。
• The jury didn't believe the witness's cock-and-bull story.
  陪审团不相信证人的无稽之谈。
• He told us some cock-and-bull story about having lost all his money.
  他鬼话连篇，告诉我们把钱都丢了。
• She told me some cock-and-bull story about her car breaking down.
  她给我讲的车如何坏掉的事情非常荒诞。
• "The allegation is an utterly cock-and-bull story about the Chinese military based on a wild guess and illogical reasoning," the English-language Xinhua commentary said.
  美国对中国军力的指控毫无切实根据，纯属妄意猜测和推断。
• You fed Draco Malfoy some cock-and-bull story about a dragon, trying to get him out of bed and into trouble.
  你们凭空编出一套谎话告诉德拉科马尔福，说有一条龙什么的，想把他从床上骗出来，害他倒霉。
• He gave me some cock-and-bull story about having to be at his cousin's engagement party.
  他对我瞎说他一定得去参加他表弟的订婚宴会。