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ˌwhite ˈlie noun [countable] informal LIE/TELL A LIEa lie that you tell someone in order to protect them or avoid hurting their feelings 善意的谎话；无伤大雅的谎言Examples from the Corpuswhite lie• Do you get just a little sort of tap for a white lie but minced up for murder?• What's the harm of a white lie if it will make her feel better?• Why hadn't she told a white lie and claimed she had a licence?• What did it matter, a little white lie like that?ˌwhite ˈlie nounChineseSyllable someone Corpus a that tell in lie you |