Stretch the truth
夸张,夸大事实
🧩 词语组成解析
stretch
[strɛtʃ]
v. 伸展;延伸;持续;包括;
n. 伸展;弹性;一片;一段时间;
adj. 可伸缩的;弹性的;
stretch(draw tight)→伸张；拉紧；夸张；伸展；宽阔的空间
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
🗣️ 情景例句
And this is my wife Marilyn.
这是我太太Marilyn。
I'm pleased to hear about your wife having a baby.
我很荣幸得知你太太生了一个小宝宝。
but we were afraid that the strength of the current would prevent its landing anywhere before it became exhausted.
但我们担心，洪水力量将使它上岸之前就筋疲力尽了。