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implausible

🇬🇧 UK/ɪmˈplɔːzəbl/🇺🇸 US/im'plɒ:zәbl/
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Definitions

adj.

Not seeming reasonable or likely to be true; hard to believe.

难以置信的,不合情理的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
imnot, opposite of
+
plausclap, burst, applaud
+
iblecapable of, worthy of
=implausible

Common Collocations

  • 1.implausible story难以置信的故事
  • 2.implausible excuse荒唐的借口
  • 3.implausible plot不合理的情节

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The movie's plot was entertaining but highly implausible.

  • 2.

    The plot of the movie was so implausible that no one believed it.

  • 3.

    His explanation for being late seemed implausible to the teacher.

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