very like a whale

形容词 adj.
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英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Highly improbable; not to be believed. humorous,not-comparable,slang
    — 'On your way to dine with Sir William Ayr, indeed! Very like a whale that, captain, but not quite so large, you understand!' the sergeant said jeeringly.

词源

From an exchange between Hamlet and Polonius (discussing the shape of a cloud) in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
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