"pull out of thin air" in Chinese (Simplified)
凭空想出随口编造
Definition
突然想出一个主意、答案或信息,没有任何准备或根据,就像变魔术一样凭空想象出来。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
非正式用法,常带有怀疑或批评意味,暗指某事没有根据,是凭空想象或编造出来的。常用于描述突然的点子、借口或推测。
Examples
He seemed to pull out of thin air an answer to every question.
他似乎每个问题的答案都能**凭空想出**。
Did you pull that story out of thin air or is it true?
你是**凭空编造**了那个故事,还是是真的?
She can pull ideas out of thin air when she is asked to help.
有人请她帮忙时,她总能**凭空想出**点子。
Those numbers weren’t researched—he just pulled them out of thin air.
那些数字根本没调查过——他直接**凭空想的**。
I can’t just pull a solution out of thin air—I need some details first.
我不能**凭空想出**解决方案——我需要先了解一些细节。
You can’t expect the teacher to pull grade curves out of thin air at the last minute.
你不能指望老师在最后一刻**凭空定出**评分曲线。