fibbing

But then, if the idea of unemployment is really that scary, it's likely that you were fibbing a bit on that self assessment above.

如果这样，可能被炒掉的想法仍然惊吓着你，这说明上面让你自我评价时你过高的估计了你的价值。

He went about it in a Christian way, neither advertising on Sundays nor fibbing (thus minting the concept of "truth in advertising" ).

他以基督徒的方式行事，既不在星期天做广告，也不诓骗（因此奠定了“真实广告”的观念）。

I told him that I ate the whole pie, but I was only fibbing .

我告诉他我整个馅饼都吃了，其实我不过是撒了个小谎。

"No--I hadn't the chance after all, " he said, fibbing hastily.

“没——我一直没得到机会，”他急忙扯个小谎说。

Falling Down A man is fibbing away about how great things are in his country.

一个人在吹牛，说他们国家得事情是多么不可思议。

If reassured that banks have enough capital and are not fibbing , the logic goes, investors will start lending freely to them again .

如果银行有足够的资本并且不撒谎从而让投资者让心，按照这种逻辑，投资者就会再次毫无顾忌地开始向它们放贷。

She merely thinks to herself: I've been paid $20 to lie, that's a small fortune for a student like me, and more than justifies my fibbing.

她只为自己考虑。我被付了20美元来撒谎，对于像我这样的学生来说，这是一笔小财富，大大能为撒个小谎言找理由。

But with his big, fat, fibbing budget, Obama is making that mess his very own.

但凭借漏洞百出的预算，奥巴马正在将这一团混乱变成他自己的。

Second, there is deliberate fibbing about qualifications.

第二种，是故意在资格方面撒些小谎。

Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying.

尽管你说撒小谎不是撒谎，但它仍不能让人接受。

And contrary to gender myth, men have a lower standard of veracity, fibbing an average five times compared to women's three.

与对性别传统的观点相反，男性有较低的诚实标准，他们平均每天会说谎五次，而女性仅为三次。

Surprisingly , children's aptitude for fibbing was not influenced by strict parenting or a religious upbringing, the study showed .

奇怪的是，孩子说谎的资质不会受到严厉家长和宗教仪轨的影响。

By fibbing , she avoided drawing attention to her fears about ageing.

说点瞎话，妮可就可以让丈夫不注意到她对年老的恐惧。

Mary was caught fibbing. She sure spread it on thick.

玛丽的谎话被戳穿了。她必然要讨好别人。

But I'd be fibbing. The truth is, my memory isn't what it used to be.

我希望撒个小谎，但是说实话，我的记忆力已远不如从前。

But be careful not to discipline your children for fibbing when you have a lying habit yourself.

但是当你自身也有爱撒谎的习惯时，对于约束孩子不能撒谎应该慎重。

Henry, is that really your money? Have you been fibbing to me?

亨利，这真是你的钱吗？这些天你一直瞒着我？