tall tale

英 [tɔːl teɪl]

美 [tɔːl teɪl]

n.  荒诞不经的故事;奇闻怪事

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 荒诞不经的故事;奇闻怪事
  Atall taleis a long and complicated story that is difficult to believe because most of the events it describes seem unlikely or impossible.
  1. ...the imaginative tall tales of sailors.
     水手们编造出来的荒诞故事

英英释义

noun

• an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story

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