spin a yarn

常見例句

雙語例句

• We children all like Uncle Jim because he can always spin a yarn to amuse us.
  我們這些孩子都很喜歡吉姆舅舅，因為他總能夠騙出個故事來讓我們高興一番。
• According to the findings, we are most likely to spin a yarn to our mothers, with 25 per cent of men and 20 per cent of women admitting to this.
  調查顯示，25%的男性和20%的女性承認，他們最愛向自己的母親撒謊。
• Your sign is known for extraordinary ability to spin a yarn that is so enthralling and believable, no one can stop reading or listening to what you have to say.
  你的星座以將一件事說得迷人而令人信服的能力而著稱，當你要說點什么的時候，沒有人能停下來聽、讀你的話述。

權威例句

• Whereas the Candide-like picaresque of the first half persuasively evokes life under brutal totalitarianism, the identity-switching and intrigue of the second part seem to originate in little more than the need to spin a yarn.
  NEWYORKER: Dear Leader
• Whereas the Candide-like picaresque of the first half—with its absurd but fully plausible turns of the screw—persuasively evokes life under brutal totalitarianism, the identity-switching and intrigue of the second part seem to originate in little more than the need to spin a yarn.
  NEWYORKER: Dear Leader
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