tell a tarradiddle
tarradiddle 指无伤大雅的谎话。
She told a tarradiddle about her age.
她编了个关于年龄的小谎。
小谎；无关紧要的谎话
tarradiddles — plural of tarradiddle
装腔作势或无聊的言谈；胡言乱语；无关紧要的谎言,小谎。；无聊的谈话或写作；胡说八道；谎话
a trivial lie
无关紧要的谎言,小谎。
A trivial lie, a fib.
无聊的谈话或写作；胡说八道
Silly talk or writing; humbug.
She told a tarradiddle about why she was late, but no one was really angry.
她撒了个关于自己为什么迟到的小谎，但没有人真的生气。
用法提示：tarradiddle 在此作可数名词，作 told 的宾语，指‘无关紧要的小谎’。
His excuse was just a tarradiddle, and everyone could see through it.
他的借口不过是个小谎，大家都看得出来。
用法提示：tarradiddle 在此作主语补语，指‘小谎、不足信的借口’。
Stop telling tarradiddles; we all know you didn't meet a movie star.
别再编这些无关紧要的谎话了；我们都知道你根本没遇见什么电影明星。
用法提示：tarradiddles 是 tarradiddle 的复数形式，作 telling 的宾语，指‘多个无关紧要的谎话’。
tarradiddle 指无伤大雅的谎话。
She told a tarradiddle about her age.
她编了个关于年龄的小谎。
tarradiddle 此处指空洞浮夸的言辞。
The politician spouted tarradiddle during the speech.
这位政治家在演讲中胡说八道。
His alibi was a pack of tarradiddles.
他的不在场证明全是一派胡言。
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