He's inclined to put two and two together and make five ( = make an incorrect guess from what he sees , hears, etc. ).

他爱捕风捉影, 听风就是雨.

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Dorothea checked herself suddenly with self - rebuke for the presumptuous way.

多萝西娅想到这里,蓦地打住了,责备自己捕风捉影.

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Most of those reports were a nightmare - grotesque, circumstantial , eager, and untrue.

那些报道大多数都是一场噩梦 ― ―离奇古怪, 捕风捉影, 煞有介事, 而且不真实.

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I never believe idle reports.

我从来不信捕风捉影的传闻.

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If they trace any accounts , they'll wind up chasing a figment of my imagination.

如果他们跟踪到什么, 他们呢也仅仅只是在捕风捉影.

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