"make up out of whole cloth" 怎么发音
expression
MAYK-UP-OWT-uhv-HOHL-KLAWTH
MAYK-UP-OWT-uhv-HOHl-KLOTH
释义
To invent something completely, especially a story or excuse, without any basis in fact.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈmeɪk/ /ˈəp/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈhoʊɫ/ /ˈkɫɔθ
英式英语
mˈeɪk/ /ˈʌp/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /hˈəʊl/ /klˈɒθ
简化发音
美式
MAYK-UP-OWT-uhv-HOHL-KLAWTH
英式
MAYK-UP-OWT-uhv-HOHl-KLOTH
语境中听
He made up the story out of whole cloth to avoid trouble.
The rumor was made up out of whole cloth.
She made up her excuse out of whole cloth.
Don't believe him; he makes things up out of whole cloth all the time.