fibs

英 [fɪbz]

美 [fɪbz]

n.  谎言; (无关紧要的)小谎，瞎话
v.  撒谎; 说瞎话
fib的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 小谎;无伤大雅的谎话
  Afibis a small, unimportant lie.
  1. She told innocent fibs like anyone else.
     她也像别人一样，说些无伤大雅的谎话。
• VERB 说谎;撒谎;说假话
  If someoneis fibbing, they are telling lies.
  1. He laughs loudly when I accuse him of fibbing.
     当我指责他说谎时，他大笑起来。

双语例句

• But it's men who tell the most fibs, coming out with five every day compared with women who lie just three times.
  但（调查发现，）男性更爱说谎&他们平均每天会说谎五次，而女性仅为三次。
• But in the current study, researchers found that these parental fibs are hardly few and far between.
  但是在当前的研究中，研究者发现那些父母的谎话多如牛毛，不尽相同。
• Even little fibs can be perilous to careers.
  即使一点点小谎也对工作有害。
• Brits really don't mind telling fibs, for not only does the average Brit man lie five times a day, but the women too lie at least thrice a day.
  看来英国人真的不把说谎当回事&因为不仅男性平均每天说谎五次，女性每天也会说谎三次。
• Are passengers really in danger from such fibs?
  乘客们会不会因为这样的小谎言而真有危险呢？
• Liars keep their feet unnaturally still to try to distract people away from their fibs.
  说谎的人会很不自然地保持双脚不动，以将人们的注意力从他们的谎话上转移开。
• Researchers have found that the ability to tell fibs at the age of two is a sign of a fast developing brain and means they are more likely to have successful lives.
  研究人员问小孩是否看了后面，他们几乎都说没看。当问到他们认为玩具可能是什么样的，就泄露出他们说的是谎话了。
• Asking more than 1,000 employed adults, it found the most popular fibs included embellishments of sporting achievements and charitable or community work.
  在询问了1000多名成年雇员后，该调查发现，最常见的小谎言包括美化运动成绩以及慈善或社区工作。
• Clearly either Waddell or Carmichael was telling fibs.
  显而易见，不是沃德尔就是卡迈克尔在撒谎。
• He is a person who tells fiBs.
  他是个撒小谎的人。