汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 断章取义
断章取义 (斷章取義)
to quote out of context (idiom)
断 Truncated / 章 Music is a chapter / Refers to the meaning of one paragraph or one sentence in isolation regardless of the content of the whole article or conversation / The guidance is not in line with the original intention
断截断;章音乐一曲为一章。指不顾全篇文章或谈话的内容,孤立地取其中的一段或一句的意思。指引用与原意不符。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这些人肯定是断章取义了。

Those people must have been skimming.

托马斯说,他的话被断章取义了。

Thomas says that he has been quoted out of context.

完全正确,有些意见已经被断章取义了。

Yes, some of the comments have been taken out of context.

我们应该全面地准确地理解,不要断章取义、混淆含义、机械搬用。

We should have a comprehensive understanding of these theories so as to avoid the mechanical and misleading…

由于许多系统缺乏分析PDF结构的标准方法,因此它们往往会断章取义

Since many systems lack a standard way to structure them, they're often garbled.

(很多省的)政府官员乐于断章取义地引用罗曼诺先生的报告,尤其是有关增加联邦资金的部分。

Premiers love to quote Mr. Romanow's report selectively, especially the parts about more federal money.