cock-and-bull story

1. N-COUNT 荒诞的故事;无稽之谈
   If you describe something that someone tells you as a cock-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?

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？
2. Don't be taken in by such a cock-and-bull story.
   别被这种虚悬的事情骗了。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. "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。
7. 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。
8. 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。

noun

1. an interesting but highly implausible story

   Synonym:    fairytalefairy talefairy storysong and dance