附会

The text, whether of prophet or of poet, expands for whatever we can put into it.

不论先知的预言或诗人的篇章, 我们都可以穿凿附会,把各种意见强加给它们.

That is true, and a small reason for optimism.

这是事实, 但作为乐观理由未免太牵强附会了.

Your farfetched explanation could hardly convince anybody.

你的解释多有穿凿附会之处,很难让大家心服口服.

It would be stretching a point to say this is a great movie.

可以牵强附会地说这是一部伟大的电影.

Their metaphor degenerates into a series of isolated and barren conceits.

他们的隐喻变为一系列孤立而贫乏的牵强附会.

The novel has a very contrived plot.

这本小说有非常牵强附会的情节.

You can't stretch the rules to suit yourself.

你不能为你自己而牵强附会解释这些规章.

The analogy between Auschwitz and Oak Ridge seems forced.

奥斯威辛和橡树岭之间的相似之处似乎是牵强附会的.

His jokes were somewhat farfetched.

他的笑话有些牵强附会。

They extorted a bizzare sense from the few words that had been spoken.

对那几句话他们牵强附会地赋以一种离奇的意思.

The preceding theoretical example is not as far-fetched as it may seem.

前述的理论上的例子无论如何不是牵强附会.