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詞彙集 謊言與誇張(屬於 真相、秘密與謊言):完整且詳細的清單

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full of it

/fʊl əv ɪt/

(idiom) 滿嘴胡言, 撒謊

範例:

Don't believe a word he says; he's full of it.
別相信他說的任何一個字;他滿嘴胡言

a pack of lies

/ə pæk əv laɪz/

(idiom) 一派胡言, 謊話連篇

範例:

Everything he told me was a pack of lies.
他告訴我的都是一派胡言

tall tale

/ˌtɔːl ˈteɪl/

(noun) 誇張的故事, 天方夜譚

範例:

He told us a tall tale about catching a fish as big as a car.
他給我們講了一個關於釣到一條汽車那麼大的魚的誇張故事

white lie

/ˈwaɪt ˈlaɪ/

(noun) 善意的謊言, 無傷大雅的謊言

範例:

I told a white lie to my friend so she wouldn't feel bad about her cooking.
我對我朋友撒了一個善意的謊言,這樣她就不會因為她的廚藝而感到難過。

put on the dog

/pʊt ɑn ðə dɔɡ/

(idiom) 炫耀, 擺闊

範例:

Whenever her rich aunt visits, she likes to put on the dog by wearing all her expensive jewelry.
每當她富有的姑媽來訪時,她都喜歡戴上所有昂貴的珠寶來炫耀

toot your own horn

/tuːt jʊər oʊn hɔrn/

(idiom) 自吹自擂, 自我吹噓

範例:

He's always tooting his own horn about how well he did on the project.
他總是自吹自擂他在項目上做得多好。

spin a tale

/spɪn ə teɪl/

(idiom) 編造故事, 講故事

範例:

He tried to spin a tale about why he was late, but no one believed him.
他試圖編造一個故事來解釋他為什麼遲到,但沒人相信他。

lie through your teeth

/laɪ θruː jʊər tiːθ/

(idiom) 撒謊, 公然撒謊

範例:

He was lying through his teeth when he said he didn't know anything about the missing money.
他說他不知道失蹤的錢的事情時,完全是在撒謊

hot air

/hɑt ɛr/

(noun) 空話, 大話

範例:

His promises were just a lot of hot air.
他的承諾不過是空話

blow smoke up someone's ass

/bloʊ smoʊk ʌp ˈsʌm.wʌnz æs/

(idiom) 拍馬屁, 奉承

範例:

He's always blowing smoke up his boss's ass to get a promotion.
他總是拍老闆馬屁以求升職。

be full of beans

/bi fʊl əv biːnz/

(idiom) 精力充沛, 充滿活力

範例:

The children were full of beans after eating all that candy.
孩子們吃了那麼多糖果後,精力充沛

economical with the truth

/ˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪkl wɪð ðə truːθ/

(idiom) 對真相有所保留, 不完全說出真相

範例:

The politician was accused of being economical with the truth during the interview.
這位政客被指控在採訪中對真相有所保留

live a lie

/lɪv ə laɪ/

(idiom) 活在謊言中, 過著虛假的生活

範例:

She felt like she was living a lie by pretending to be happy when she was deeply sad.
她假裝快樂,內心卻深感悲傷,感覺自己活在謊言中

lie your way into

/laɪ jʊər weɪ ˈɪntuː/

(idiom) 通過撒謊混進, 通過撒謊獲得

範例:

He tried to lie his way into the exclusive club.
他試圖通過撒謊混進那個高級俱樂部。

over-egg the pudding

/ˌoʊvər ˌɛɡ ðə ˈpʊdɪŋ/

(idiom) 畫蛇添足, 過分渲染

範例:

I think you're starting to over-egg the pudding with all those extra special effects.
我覺得你開始畫蛇添足了,加了那麼多額外的特效。
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