| 词汇 | no stretch of the imagination |
| 释义 | (redirected from no stretch of the imagination)by no stretch of the imaginationUnable to happen within, at, or beyond the limits of the imagination; in no possible situation or from no conceivable perspective. By no stretch of the imagination do I think our team has a chance of winning tonight. Tommy does all right in school, but by no stretch of the imagination would I call him a genius. by no (or not by any) stretch of the imaginationused to emphasize that something is definitely not the case. 1996 New Statesman Though it is by no stretch of the imagination a political paper, its owner has a reputation as an outspoken critic of China. by ˈno stretch of the imagination,not by ˈany stretch of the imaginationit is completely impossible to say; by no means: By no stretch of the imagination could you call him clever.You couldn’t say that factory was beautiful, not by any stretch of the imagination! |
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