Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #14413
fabrications
虚构的谎言；捏造的说法
fabrications is the plural of fabrication.
a deliberately false or unlikely account
- 1.
The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture
制造、构建或建造的行为；建造；制造
- 2.
a deliberately false or improbable account
故意虚假的或不可信的叙述
- 3.
That which is fabricated; a falsehood.
被制造的东西；谎言
- 4.
writing in a fictional form
以虚构形式写作
- 5.
The act of cutting up an animal carcass as preparation for cooking; butchery.
将动物尸体切割以备烹饪的行为；屠宰
- 6.
the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
用原材料制造(产品)的行为
制造、构建或建造的行为；建造；制造；故意虚假的或不可信的叙述；被制造的东西；谎言；以虚构形式写作；将动物尸体切割以备烹饪的行为；屠宰
In use
She called the rumor a fabrication and refused to discuss it further.
His explanation turned out to be a complete fabrication.
The website was criticized for publishing fabrications about the event.
the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals
a fabrication
强调虚构物本身。
The entire story is a fabrication, so don't believe it.
整个故事都是捏造的，别相信它。
fabrication about sth
后接关于某事的捏造内容。
She made a fabrication about her qualifications.
她编造了关于自己资历的谎言。
Connections
Collocations
- pure fabrication
- 纯粹的捏造
- The witness's statement was pure fabrication.目击者的陈述纯属捏造。
- fabrication process
- 制造工艺；制作过程
- This fabrication process is used to produce lightweight parts.这种制造工艺用于生产轻质零件。
- metal fabrication
- 金属制造；金属加工
- The company offers custom metal fabrication services.这家公司提供定制金属加工服务。
- semiconductor fabrication
- 半导体制造
- Semiconductor fabrication requires a dust-free environment.半导体制造需要无尘环境。
Idioms & figurative uses
- pure fabrication
- 纯属捏造The story was pure fabrication from start to finish.这个故事从头到尾纯属捏造。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：fabrication 像把 fabric（布料）编织成东西——既指“制造、建造”，也指“编造”谎言。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：news reporting、legal settings 在正式语境中，fabrication 通常指故意捏造的虚假说法，多用于新闻、法律或学术讨论。日常口语里更常说 lie 或 made-up story。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with fabrication: they end in the same stressed syllable /keɪʃən/, usually spelled -cation. Note that information ends in /ˈmeɪʃən/, not /ˈkeɪʃən/, so it is a useful lookalike that sounds different.
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