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If this story were told by a Republican, Lexington would dismiss it as apocryphal.
如果这故事是由一个共和党人讲的，笔者肯定会把它当作杜撰而无视。
One (possibly apocryphal) tale tells of reindeer dying because they were unable to breathe, so thick were the clouds of insects.
传说（也许不是真的）讲到有驯鹿因为空中的昆虫稠密到不能呼吸的地步而死去。
His hopes rested, in part, on an article he read somewhere, which very well might be apocryphal but nevertheless allowed him to dream.
他的这种感觉部分来自于一篇他在某个地方看到的一篇文章，也不知道是谁写的，但是尽管如此至少给了他梦想的希望。

There's been, probably apocryphal, stories about children who are raised by wolves or by dogs.
有很多狼或狗抚养儿童的故事,当然这些故事有可能是杜撰的
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It's considered New Testament apocryphal writings.
它被认为是新约次经。
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Stories of these kinds, whether true or apocryphal, dot the landscape of college sports.
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There is an apocryphal story about how Henry Ford liked to interview over lunch as well.
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An apocryphal story is probably not true although it is often told and believed by some people to have happened.

An apocryphal story is one that is probably not true or did not happen, but that may give a true picture of someone or something.