A lie of whole cloth
十足的谎言
🧩 词语组成解析
lie
[laɪ]
v. 躺;坐落在;处于…状态;说谎;
n. 谎言;谎话;状态;位置;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
whole
[hol]
adj. 全部的，所有的;完整的;
n. 整体，整个;全部;
cloth
[klɔθ]
n. 布，织物;一块布;用作某种用途的布，桌布，擦布，揩布;（统称）牧师;
🗣️ 情景例句
Does two o'clock sound alright?
两点钟好吗？
For those of you that didn't hear it, the question was how soon we could expect the product to be on sale.
你们并未听说过，问题是产品多快能上市。
The first settlers on the plains of America were Native Americans.
美洲平原上的首批定居者是美洲土著人。