far-fetched
['fɑ:'fet?t]
- adj. 牽強附會的
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英文詞源
- far-fetched (adj.)
- also far fetched, farfetched, 1560s, "brought from afar," from far (adv.) + past participle of fetch (v.). An earlier form was far fet (1530s). Figurative sense is from c. 1600.
雙語例句
- 1. The plan is good; the problem is it doesn't go far enough.
- 計劃不錯；問題在于不夠深入。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The plane has been kept in service far longer than originally intended.
- 這架飛機已經(jīng)超期服役很長時間了。
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- 3. He had wandered to the far end of the room.
- 他轉(zhuǎn)到屋子的那一頭。
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- 4. "Does it sound like music?" — "I wouldn't go that far."
- “這聽上去像音樂嗎？”——“我可不那樣認為。”
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- 5. As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
- 我記得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。
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