old wives' tale
老妇人的传说：一种没有科学根据的民间信仰或传统观念
常用释义
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基本释义
- 老妇人的传说：一种没有科学根据的民间信仰或传统观念，通常被认为是错误的或荒谬的。
例句
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1·That's just an old wives' tale!那就只是个老妇人讲的故事。
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2·That's just an old wives' tale.那只是老太婆的传说。
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3·It's like the old wives' tale where you die in your dream…那老巫婆的故事…死在自己的梦里。
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4·'Constant jumping makes you grow taller' is an old wives' tale.不停地跳能让人长高的说法纯属无稽之谈。
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5·I did not trust the information because it might be old wives' tale.我不相信这资料，因为可能是无稽之谈。
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6·CONSUME more water and you will become much healthier, goes an old wives' tale.喝水越多你就会越健康，是个遥远的传说。
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7·Some people think you should put butter on a burn. I think this is an old wives' tale.有些人认为应该要在烫伤处涂抹奶油，我认为这是无稽之谈。
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8·Eating carrots to help you see in the dark is an old wives' tale-it doesn't make any difference at all.吃胡萝卜能帮助人在黑暗里看得清东西，这种说是无稽之谈——实际上毫无作用。
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9·The old wives' tale that a woman loses one tooth for every child she delivers may, in fact, contain a grain of truth.女人每生一个孩子就掉一颗牙这种无稽之谈事实上可能包含一点点真理。
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10·The old wives' tale about chewing everything 20 times might be true - if you did take a bit more time eating, it could have an impact.老妈妈嚼什么东西都要嚼20次的故事应该是有道理的——如果你稍微多咀嚼一会儿，那么这可能真会对减少肥胖产生有益影响。