tall tale

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /tɔːl ˈteɪl/    美 /tɔl ˈteɪl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth. idiomatic
    — He returned on Monday with a tall tale about a 100-pound fish he had caught.

词形变化

tall tales plural

词源

From tall (“exaggerated”) + tale.
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