诚实与欺骗习语

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Published: 2025年12月22日

Honesty & Deception Idioms

Honesty & Deception Idioms (诚实与欺骗习语)

习语 (Idiom)	英文释义 (Definition)	例句 (Example)	中文含义 & 解析
white lie	a lie to avoid hurting someone's feelings	I told her I loved her hat, but it was just a white lie.	善意的谎言 💡 解析: 出于好意,为了不伤害别人感情而说的无伤大雅的谎话。
take (someone) for a ride	deceived or cheated us	I paid $500 for this ticket! I think I've been taken for a ride.	欺骗;敲竹杠;耍弄 💡 解析: 载某人兜圈子,指欺骗某人(通常涉及金钱或信任)。
lie through (one's) teeth	told a blatant lie	He was lying through his teeth when he said he didn't eat the cake.	睁眼说瞎话 💡 解析: 面不改色心不跳地撒弥天大谎。
economical with the truth	not telling the whole truth	The politician wasn't lying, but he was economical with the truth.	不说实话;隐瞒真相 💡 解析: 一个非常委婉、幽默的说法。把真相"省着用",只说一部分,虽然没直接撒谎,但具有误导性。
smell a rat	suspect something without firm evidence	The offer seemed too good to be true, and I started to smell a rat.	觉得有猫腻;感到不对劲 💡 解析: 猫闻到了老鼠的味道。形容直觉告诉自己事情有蹊跷或阴谋。
blow the whistle	reveal illegal or wrong behavior to authorities	She blew the whistle on the company's illegal dumping of waste.	揭发;吹哨 💡 解析: 裁判看到犯规会吹哨。指揭露组织内部的不法行为(Whistleblower 即"吹哨人")。
come clean	confessed to doing something wrong	You'd better come clean about where you were last night.	全盘招供;坦白 💡 解析: 把事情交代清楚,变得"干净"。
my lips are sealed	I will keep it a secret	Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. My lips are sealed.	我守口如瓶 💡 解析: 嘴唇像被封住了一样,绝不泄密。
above board	honest, open, and legal	The deal was completely above board.	光明正大;合法的 💡 解析: 源自赌博或魔术,手放在桌面上(above the board)操作,表示没有作弊。
something fishy	something suspicious	There's something fishy about this contract.	可疑;有蹊跷 💡 解析: 鱼放久了会有腥味。指事情闻起来不对劲,令人怀疑。