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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- out of (the) whole cloth
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[American English]
无事实根据;纯属虚构的(地),凭空捏造的(地)
Examples
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I found out he was seeing another woman by accident, when a letter fell out his pocket.
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从他口袋里掉出了一封信,这让我无意中发现他正和另一个女人交往。
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The hospital is carrying out tests to find out what's wrong with my brother.
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医院正在化验,企图查明哥哥的病因。
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He pulled out a dirty big envelope and thumbed out some notes.
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他拿出一个巨大的信封,用拇指拈出几张纸币。
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Don't go out with that creep. He went out with me last week.
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别和那个混蛋约会,他上个星期还和我约会呢。
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I called the cops to see if they could send a patrol car out just to check it out.
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我打电话给警察,看他们能否派一辆巡逻车过去看看。
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Every time you breathe out, blow out the fear.
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每次你呼气时,把恐惧也呼出去。
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He breathed out a few words before he passed out.
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他临死前,说了几个字。
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One woman in particular went out of her way to help me out.
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尤其是一位妇女,特别不怕麻烦地帮助我。
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When planted out pinch out again after about 3 weeks.
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当在郊外种植树木的时,大约三星期后要回来拔除杂草。
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I roughed out a letter and had it typed out.
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我写了一封信,把它打了出来。
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