canard

🇬🇧 UK/kæ'nɑ:d/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A false or misleading story or rumor, especially one spread deliberately; a forward stabilizing wing on an aircraft

谣言,误传;(飞机的)前翼

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
canardother
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Common Collocations

  • 1.spread canard散播谣言
  • 2.false canard虚假的谣言

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The rumor about the merger is just a canard with no basis in fact.

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