单词 | not ring true |
释义 | not ring truenot ring true UNTRUEif something does not ring true, you do not believe it, even though you are not sure why 听起来不真实 It was a possible explanation, but it didn’t quite ring true. 这也许是个理由,但听上去不像真的。 Examples from the Corpus not ring true• None of her explanations rang true.• One of the jurors said that Hill's explanation just didn't ring true.• There was something odd about her story, something that didn't ring true.• But this would only be a story, and would not ring true.• Frankly, it just does not ring true.• Something does not ring true ... but what can we do?• Stories that she lightheartedly tipped him off his surfboard do not ring true of Diana who was totally in awe of him. → not ring true at ring2(2) |
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