Codswallop Meaning in English
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释义
Codswallop is a British informal word meaning nonsense or something that is not true.
用法与细微差别
'Codswallop' is informal and mostly British; rarely used in American English. Often used to reject someone's opinion or story. Similar to 'nonsense', 'rubbish' or 'hogwash', but slightly humorous or old-fashioned.
Spanish: disparate - tonteríasPortuguese (BR): asneira - besteiraPortuguese (PT): disparate - asneiraChinese (Simplified): 胡说八道 - 废话Chinese (Traditional): 胡說八道 - 廢話Hindi: बकवासArabic: هراء - كلام فارغBengali: বাজে কথা - আজেবাজে কথাRussian: чепуха - ерунда - вздорJapanese: でたらめ - ばかげたことVietnamese: nhảm nhí - vớ vẩnKorean: 터무니없는 소리 - 헛소리Turkish: zırva - saçmalıkUrdu: بکواس - فضول باتIndonesian: omong kosong - ngomong ngaco
例句
What he said about aliens is complete codswallop.
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Your idea sounds like codswallop to me.
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Come on, that’s absolute codswallop and you know it!
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I can’t believe people fall for that kind of codswallop every time.
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You really think he met the Queen? That’s pure codswallop.
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Don’t believe that story, it’s just codswallop.
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