空穴来风 meaning in English
(比喻流言乘隙而入) an empty hole invites the wind -- weakness lends wings to rumours.; there is something behind this.; wind comes from the hollow cave -- being not a groundless rumour
Examples
- Can you declare there is no foundation for it
你能保证这次是空穴来风? - Of course plenty of caveats are in order
当然,很多担忧并非空穴来风。 - Numerous miracles and other supernatural events are attested
而众多的神迹和其他超自然现象也被证明并非空穴来风。 - He ' s denied having an affair with his secretary , but of course there ' s no smoke without fire
他不承认和他秘书发生了关系,但自是空穴来风喽 - Imagination is not to be divorced from the facts : it is a way of illuminating the facts
翻译:想象不是空穴来风,不能脱离实际情况的一种方式。