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old wives' tales

  • 老婆婆的传说:过去人们相信的与健康有关的建议或理论,但现在已被证明是错误的。

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old wives' tales 荒诞故事 ; 荒诞

old wives' tale

  • n. a bit of lore passed on by word of mouth

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 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

old wives' tale

  • 1. 

    N-COUNT An old wives' tale is a traditional belief, especially one which is incorrect. 迷信

    例:

    Ann Bradley dispels the old wives' tales and gives the medical facts.

    安·布拉德利反对迷信,并给出了医学上的证据。

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  • Ann Bradley dispels the old wives' tales and gives the medical facts.

    ·布拉德利反对迷信给出医学上的证据。

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  • This leads to some superstitions being called "old wives' tales".

    一看法也让人们管迷信称作老奶奶的故事”。

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  • Frankly speaking, I don't believe in any of these old wives' tales.

    坦白相信任何这些无稽之谈

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  • So I began a quest to investigate the truth behind the old wives' tales, alarming newspaper headlines and government guidelines, and to probe deeper into the inner world of the developing child.

    BBC: Pregnancy advice 'scaremongering'

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