Although most of the book is believable, its ending tests/strains credulity. [=its ending is difficult to believe; its ending does not seem true or possible]这本书大部分内容是可信的,但结尾部分令人难以信服。
the quack pushing the phony medicine was taking advantage of the credulity of people hoping for miracle cures
Recent Examples on the WebAmazon’s surprising announcement of plans to acquire Roomba maker iRobot for $1.7 billion elicited two primary complaints from Big Tech critics over the past few days—one that merits close consideration, one that strains credulity. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022 The first American outlets to cover the app treated its premise with credulity. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2022 As Daniel Rosen argued in Foreign Affairs, China’s reported 4.8% GDP growth for the first quarter of 2022 strains credulity, and the true data for the second quarter will surely be much worse, despite the coming fiscal and monetary stimulus. Eyck Freymann, WSJ, 28 Apr. 2022 With hokum such as this, my credulity can be counted on. Kent Russell, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 Magic words and letters play their part in these dogmas of demonology, which dip far down into the glooming depths of human credulity. Robert Shackleton, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 That happens only when Rahimi sets a trap for him that’s all-too easily executed and strains credulity, as do a few other aspects of the plot. Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2022 Yet, his rendition of heteroflexibility in Vietnam-era New England has a guilelessness that strains credulity.New York Times, 5 Apr. 2022 Or who seem to rely exclusively on their hearing daughter and sister to a degree that strains credulity in a story that, as many have noted, seems to ignore the provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act?Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2022 See More