英语词汇“fib”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the sense of invent

Definition

to make up (a story, excuse, etc.)

I stood there, trying to invent a plausible excuse.

Synonyms

make up,

devise,

concoct,

forge,

fake,

fabricate,

feign,

falsify,

cook up (informal),

trump up

in the sense of prevaricate

Definition

to avoid giving a direct or truthful answer

British ministers continued to prevaricate on the issue.

Synonyms

evade,

lie,

shift,

hedge,

shuffle,

dodge,

deceive,

flannel (British, informal),

quibble,

beg the question,

beat about the bush,

cavil,

equivocate,

stretch the truth,

palter,

give a false colour to,

tergiversate

in the sense of prevarication

After months of prevarication, a decision has been made.

Synonyms

evasion,

lies,

deception,

pretence,

deceit,

quibbling,

misrepresentation,

falsehood,

untruth,

falsification,

equivocation,

cavilling,

tergiversation

in the sense of story

Definition

a lie

He invented some story about a cousin.

Synonyms

lie,

falsehood,

fib,

fiction,

untruth,

porky (British, slang),

pork pie (British, slang),

white lie

in the sense of untruth

Definition

a statement that is not true

The Authority accused estate agents of using blatant untruths.

Synonyms

lie,

fabrication,

falsehood,

fib,

story (informal),

tale,

fiction,

deceit,

whopper (informal),

porky (British, slang),

pork pie (British, slang),

falsification,

prevarication

in the sense of whopper

Definition

a big lie

He's been telling a load of whoppers about his acting skills.

Synonyms

big lie,

fabrication,

falsehood,

untruth,

tall story (informal),

fable

单词	fib
释义	Trends of fib View usage for: fib (fɪb) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense fibs, present participle fibbing, past tense, past participle fibbed 1. countable noun A fib is a small, unimportant lie. [informal] She told innocent fibs like anyone else. Synonyms: lie, story [informal], fiction, untruth More Synonyms of fib 2. verb If someone is fibbing, they are telling lies. [informal] He laughs loudly when I accuse him of fibbing. [VERB] Synonyms: lie, invent, fabricate, misrepresent More Synonyms of fib fib in British English (fɪb) noun 1. a trivial and harmless lie verbWord forms: fibs, fibbing or fibbed 2. (intransitive) to tell such a lie Derived forms fibber (ˈfibber) noun Word origin C17: perhaps from fibble-fable an unlikely story; see fable fib in American English (fɪb) noun 1. a small or trivial lie verb intransitiveWord forms: fibbed or ˈfibbing 2. to tell such a lie or lies SIMILAR WORDS: lie Derived forms fibber (ˈfibber) noun Word origin 16th- & 17th-c. slang: said to be clipped form of obs. fible-fable, redupl. form of fable Examples of 'fib' in a sentence fib He wasn't going upstairs but couldn't bring himself to fib about it. Leeson, Robert THE THIRD CLASS GENIE (2004) He rang me up half an hour ago and stormed at me for telling the fib - except that Stephen doesn't storm, he's too much of a poppet. Howatch, Susan ABSOLUTE TRUTHS (2004) Harry said, "Only two reasons to fib, bro, something to lose if you don't or gain if you do. Jack Kerley THE HUNDREDTH MAN (2004) Quotations fib: a lie that has not cut its teethAmbrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary Chinese translation of 'fib' fib (fɪb) (inf) n (c) (= lie) 小谎(謊) (xiǎo huǎng) (个(個), gè) vi 撒小谎(謊) (sā xiǎo huǎng) Nearby words of fib fiancé fiancée fiasco fib fibre fibreglass fickle (noun) in the sense of lie Definition a trivial and harmless lie She told innocent fibs. Synonyms lie I've had enough of your lies. story (informal) He invented some story about a cousin. fiction Total recycling is a fiction. untruth The Authority accused estate agents of using blatant untruths. whopper (informal) He's been telling a load of whoppers about his acting skills. porky (British, slang) pork pie (British, slang) white lie prevarication After months of prevarication, a decision has been made. (verb) in the sense of lie Definition to tell such a lie He laughed when I accused him of fibbing. Synonyms lie If asked, he lies about his age. invent I stood there, trying to invent a plausible excuse. fabricate All four claim that the evidence against them is fabricated. misrepresent falsify tell a lie prevaricate British ministers continued to prevaricate on the issue. perjure equivocate dissimulate tell untruths forswear yourself Quotation fib: a lie that has not cut its teeth [Ambrose Bierce – The Devil's Dictionary] Additional synonyms in the sense of fabricate Definition to invent a story or lie All four claim that the evidence against them is fabricated. Synonyms make up, invent, concoct, falsify, form, coin, devise, forge, fake, feign, trump up in the sense of fiction Definition an invented story or explanation Total recycling is a fiction. Synonyms lie, fancy, fantasy, invention, improvisation, fabrication, concoction, falsehood, untruth, porky (British, slang), pork pie (British, slang), urban myth, tall story, urban legend, cock and bull story (informal), figment of the imagination in the sense of forswear yourself Synonyms lie, renege, perjure yourself, swear falsely Nearby words of fib fiancé fiasco fiat fib fibre fickle fickleness Synonyms of 'fib' fib Explore 'fib' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of invent Definition to make up (a story, excuse, etc.) I stood there, trying to invent a plausible excuse. Synonyms make up, devise, concoct, forge, fake, fabricate, feign, falsify, cook up (informal), trump up in the sense of prevaricate Definition to avoid giving a direct or truthful answer British ministers continued to prevaricate on the issue. Synonyms evade, lie, shift, hedge, shuffle, dodge, deceive, flannel (British, informal), quibble, beg the question, beat about the bush, cavil, equivocate, stretch the truth, palter, give a false colour to, tergiversate in the sense of prevarication After months of prevarication, a decision has been made. Synonyms evasion, lies, deception, pretence, deceit, quibbling, misrepresentation, falsehood, untruth, falsification, equivocation, cavilling, tergiversation in the sense of story Definition a lie He invented some story about a cousin. Synonyms lie, falsehood, fib, fiction, untruth, porky (British, slang), pork pie (British, slang), white lie in the sense of untruth Definition a statement that is not true The Authority accused estate agents of using blatant untruths. Synonyms lie, fabrication, falsehood, fib, story (informal), tale, fiction, deceit, whopper (informal), porky (British, slang), pork pie (British, slang), falsification, prevarication in the sense of whopper Definition a big lie He's been telling a load of whoppers about his acting skills. Synonyms big lie, fabrication, falsehood, untruth, tall story (informal), fable
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