单词 | implausible |
释义 | implausible (ɪmplɔːzɪbəl ) adjective If you describe something as implausible, you believe that it is unlikely to be true. I had to admit it sounded like an implausible excuse. It seems implausible that the projects would have gone ahead without her backing. Synonyms: improbable, unlikely, weak, incredible implausibly adverb They are, rather implausibly, close friends. Collocations: highly implausible He was told quite recently that they had been taped over as a matter of routine, which does sound highly implausible. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It now sounds highly implausible. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I find this view of language highly implausible. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The plot has some highly implausible twists, too. Times, Sunday Times (2011) When she visited a psychic for research purposes she found it highly implausible. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Other evidence has included marks added up wrongly and 'totally implausible' differences in reading and writing scores given to the same pupil. Times, Sunday Times How could such totally implausible and uncorroborated stuff be regarded as 'true'? Times, Sunday Times Far too perfect, totally implausible. Times, Sunday Times |
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