cut out of whole cloth
英
美
- cloth n.布;布料;一块布
- cut v.切;割;剪;削减;伤害;切牌n.切口;切;式样;剪辑
- of prep.关于;...的(表所属);出身于;由于
- out adv.出;在外;完prep.向外;在外面v.出来;暴露;驱逐;熄灭;伸出;公开…的同性恋身份
- whole adj.全部的;整体的;完整的n.全部;整体;完整adv.完全
- The spokesman announced that the news was cut out of whole cloth.
那位发言人称,这则新闻纯属凭空捏造。
- The tabloids make up the most ridiculous stories out of thin air.
小报凭空捏造最荒谬的新闻。