穿凿附会 meaning in English
(生拉硬扯, 勉强凑合) give strained interpretations and draw farfetched analogies; bring [drag; push; thrust] in by (the) head and shoulders; distorted [far-fetched] conclusion; fasten on an unwarranted conclusion; forced, not natural -- said of argument or proof; make [give; offer] a forced [strained] interpretation [analogy]; stretch [strain; wrest] the sense [meaning]; stretched [strained] reasoningchuán
Examples
- The text, whether of prophet or of poet, expands for whatever we can put into it .
不论先知的预言或诗人的篇章，我们都可以穿凿附会，把各种意见强加给它们。 - But these things aren t far - fetched fairy tales . people nowadays still can do it
所以这种事不是穿凿附会的神话故事，现在还有人会做。