half-truth
n.仅一部分为事实的报导,半真半假的陈词
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half-truth为短语/超纲词汇
half-truth
n statement that gives only a part of the truth, and is intended to mislead 半真半假的陈述(内容真真假假, 意在误导对方).
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n[C]
a statement that is only partly true, especially one that is intended to keep something secret
His replies were full of evasions and half-truths.
1. But to tell you the truth, 不过说实在的,
2. By comparison, nearly half of male high-school students express their preference for a traditional, male-headed, one provider, nuclear family, where the wife stays home as mother and housewife. 与此相比, 几乎有一半男中学生表达了他们对传统的、以男人为家长的、只有一个人养家糊口的核心家庭的偏爱,在这种家庭里妻子作为母亲和家庭主妇呆在家里。
3. But no one could have possibly guessed the truth — that the man with endless money and a friendly manner was not a lord at all but a government employee living out a fantasy that he was a Scottish noble and paying for it by stealing funds from Scotla 可是谁也没有料到这个事实:这个财源滚滚、举止友好的人并非什么勋爵,而是一名政府公务员。他幻想自己是位苏格兰贵族,并从苏格兰场(即伦敦警察总署)盗用钱财来买这个贵族头衔。
4. But for over half of his screen career, Chaplin had no screen voice to confirm his British nationality. 而在卓别林大半的银幕生涯中,银幕上的他是不出声的,也就无法证明他是英国人。
5. But a single optical fiber with a diameter of less than half a millimeter can carry more information than a large cable made of copper wires. 但是单单一根直径小于半毫米的光纤电缆就可以比由铜丝制成的粗电缆负载更多的信息。
6. While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the table- cloth off the table, smashing half your best crockery . 你接电话时,小孩把桌布扯下来了,把你最好的陶器打碎了一半.
7. We had to evolve the truth from a mass of confused evidence. 我们不得不从大量庞杂的证据中推断出事情的真象。
8. We have been in the institute for five months and a half. 我们在这个学院已有五个半月了。
9. What would he think if he learned the truth? 他要是知道真实情况会怎么想呢?
10. We should follow the principle of seeking truth. 我们要遵循实事求是的原则。
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