汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 捕风捉影
捕风捉影 (捕風捉影)
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations / to act on hearsay evidence
Neither the wind nor the shadow can catch it / There is no factual basis at all in metaphors
风和影子都是抓不着的。比喻说话做事丝毫没有事实根据。
() fēng zhuō yǐng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

对于许多人捕风捉影的收集,我感到不屑一顾。

I remember feeling disdain for this collection of ogling humanity.

接下来的4周里,所有出版界捕风捉影的证据都终将投入公共领域。

Over the next four weeks, all the evidence that has leaked out into the press over the years will at last be put into the public domain.

被汉森公司收购的谣言可能是捕风捉影,但公司仍担心其他觊觎者。

Rumours of a takeover by Hanson are probably far-fetched, but the company is worried about other predators.

尽管有不少外界的捕风捉影,但没有迹象表明两人之间有所决裂,两人都在自己的角色上按部就班。

Despite much speculation, there are few signs of any falling-out between the two. Each plays his part.

换句话说,为需要的女性提供一个杠杆,她们借此撬开了紧闭的大门,勇敢穿过,无所畏惧,没有捕风捉影,也没有后顾之忧。

In other words, they provide the leverage women need to pry open those closed doors and boldly stride through - without fear, without innuendo, and without repercussions.

依靠“耳朵”这个无孔不入的网络,他定期汇编情报档案,甚至是最捕风捉影的传闻都收录在内,并在各色信息中搜索匹配项。

Relying on an extensive network of orejas, or “ears, ” he regularly compiled intelligence dossiers, vacuuming up even the most vaporous rumors and searching for patterns in the chaos of information.