to make a forced connection; to stretch the interpretation
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to make a far-fetched or strained interpretation; to connect unrelated things by force
formalCriticizes a flawed argument where the link between ideas is weak and unconvincing. Often used in academic, literary, or everyday critiques of reasoning. While originally a four-character idiom, it functions grammatically as a verb phrase.
Tā他
wèi为
le了
zhèng证
míng明
zì自
jǐ己
de的
guān观
diǎn点
，
zǒng总
shì是
qiān牵
qiǎng强
fù附
huì会
de地
yǐn引
yòng用
yī一
xiē些
bù不
xiāng相
guān关
de的
shù数
jù据
。
To prove his point, he always makes far-fetched citations of irrelevant data.
Zhè这
ge个
yǐng影
píng评
de的
jiě解
dú读
tài太
qiān牵
qiǎng强
fù附
huì会
le了
，
gù故
shi事
gēn根
běn本
méi没
yǒu有
nà那
ge个
yì意
si思
。
This film review's interpretation is too forced; the story simply doesn't have that meaning.
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Jiāng将
zhè这
fú幅
huà画
yǔ与
zhèng政
zhì治
shì事
jiàn件
lián联
xì系
qǐ起
lái来
，
wèi未
miǎn免
yǒu有
xiē些
qiān牵
qiǎng强
fù附
huì会
。
Linking this painting to a political event is rather a stretch.