Word
taradiddle
/ˈtærədidl/
noun
小谎；无关紧要的谎话
a trivial lie
- 1.
pretentious or silly talk or writing
浮夸或愚蠢的言谈
- 2.
a trivial lie
无关紧要的谎言
胡扯；华而不实的空话；浮夸或愚蠢的言谈；无关紧要的谎言；微不足道的谎话
In use
She told a taradiddle about being late, but everyone knew the real reason.
He laughed off the whole story as a taradiddle not worth believing.
It was only a taradiddle, so no one got angry when the truth came out.
tell a taradiddle
taradiddle 指无伤大雅的小谎。
He told a taradiddle about his grades.
他编了个关于成绩的微不足道的谎话。
a pack of taradiddle
That speech was a pack of taradiddle.
那篇演讲全是矫饰的废话。
Common mistakes
He taradiddled about his age.He told a taradiddle about his age.
Taradiddle 是名词，不可用作动词。中文翻译“说瞎话”易导致误用为动词，英语中必须使用 tell a taradiddle 结构。
He told many taradiddle yesterday.He told many taradiddles yesterday.
Taradiddle 是可数名词，复数形式应加 -s。中文无单复数变化，容易忽略复数词尾。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.