释义
far-fetched or far·fetched [ fahr -fecht ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈfɑrˈfɛtʃt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained: He brought in a far-fetched example in an effort to prove his point.
Origin of far-fetched First recorded in 1575–85
OTHER WORDS FROM far-fetched far-fetchedness, farfetchedness, noun
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH far-fetched far-fetched , far-flung, far-reachingWords nearby far-fetched farewell-to-spring, Farey sequence, farfalle, far-famed, farfel, far-fetched , far-flung, far from, far from the madding crowd, Fargo, far-gone
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Example sentences from the Web for far-fetched Fortunes reversed and what was far-fetched yesterday was suddenly closer to fact.
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But, in the case of the border kids, it turns out that those worries about diseases were not so far-fetched after all.
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Nobody really expected leniency, but still there was hope because the charges against the journalists were so far-fetched .
Egyptian Court Hands Down Stiff Sentences for Al-Jazeera Journalists | Jesse Rosenfeld| June 23, 2014| DAILY BEAST
To most Americans, living in an ecofriendly smart house seems like a far-fetched , expensive idea.
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He devises a far-fetched plan to poison the monk through the mail, because he realizes that he cannot kill the man face-to-face.
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Moreover, they talk and act as if affected originality, or far-fetched fancies, constituted the principal charm of a composition.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2) | Carl Engel
The principal difficulty to overcome is time; no time must be wasted by research in far-fetched details.
Face to Face with Kaiserism | James W. Gerard
Shall we abandon it to these far-fetched , uncertain, and self-contradicting heresies?
Egmont | Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Of thoughts so far-fetched , as to be not only unexpected, but unnatural, all their books are full.
Lives of the English Poets: Waller, Milton, Cowley | Samuel Johnson
He can bring a tune over the seas, and thinks it more excellent because far-fetched .
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British Dictionary definitions for far-fetched adjective improbable in nature; unlikely
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Words related to far-fetched bizarre, doubtful, dubious, eccentric, fantastic, fishy, forced, illogical, implausible, improbable, incoherent, inconsequential, incredible, labored, preposterous, queer, recondite, strained, strange, suspicious