make out of whole cloth

  1. 纯属虚构, 凭空捏造
    • This report is positively denied in official circles, who affirm that nothing of the kind occurred, but that the story is made out of whole cloth.
      这篇报导为官方人士所断然否认, 他们断言根本没有这回事, 其内容纯属捏造。

网络词典

make out of whole cloth

英 meɪkoutf uw ləʊf kʌl 美 meɪk outf uw ləʊf kʌl
短语中文翻译 中文翻译:整块布料做
同义词: ['from whole cloth', 'fromthe start', 'from the beginning']

例句:

  1. 1. She made out of wholecloth that she had lost her keys.
    她用整块布做了个标记,说她丢了钥匙。
  2. 2. The artist used a pieceof cloth from whole cloth to create thepainting.
    这位艺术家用一块整布来创作这幅画。
  3. 3. The children made out ofwhole cloth a tent for their camping trip.
    孩子们用整块布做了一个野营帐篷。