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DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔add up〕Police said her statements did not add up.警方说她的陈述不能自圆其说。外研社新世纪〔add up〕Police said they arrested Olivia because her statements did not add up.警方说他们之所以逮捕奥利维娅是因为她无法自圆其说。柯林斯高阶〔rationalize〕To devise self-satisfying but incorrect reasons for one's behavior.自圆其说:制造一个自我满意,但实际上错误的理由为自己的行为辩护美国传统〔shore up〕The democracies of the West may find it hard to shore up their defences.西方的民主国家可能会发现很难自圆其说。柯林斯高阶 |