[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]荒谬的;荒唐的;不合理的 If you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense.
[oft it v-link ADJ to-inf/that]
[the N]
[disapproval]
[FORMAL 正式]
It is absurd to be discussing compulsory redundancy policies for teachers...
讨论针对教师的强制裁员政策真是滑稽可笑。
I've known clients of mine go to absurd lengths, just to avoid paying me a few pounds...
我知道我的一些客户就为了少付我几英镑,可谓无所不用其极。
That's absurd.
那非常荒谬。
The absurd is something that is absurd.荒诞的事物;悖理的东西
Parkinson had a sharp eye for the absurd.
帕金森对于荒诞不经的事一眼即明。
absurdly
Prices were still absurdly low, in his opinion...
在他看来,价格依然低得离谱。
Absurdly, it makes shoppers overpay farmers to grow too much food.
荒谬的是,这样会使得购物者支付过多的钱让农民去种太多的粮食。
absurdity
I find myself growing increasingly angry at the absurdity of the situation.
对如此荒谬可笑的情况我感到越来越生气。
...the absurdities of fashionable childcare methods.
时下流行的滑稽可笑的育婴法
Oxford
ab·surd/əbˈsɜːd; NAmEəbˈsɜːrd/adjective1completely ridiculous; not logical and sensible 荒谬的;荒唐的;怪诞不经的SYN
ridiculous
◆That uniform makes the guards look absurd.警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。◆Of course it's not true, what an absurd idea.那当然不合乎事实,这个想法太荒唐了!2the absurdnoun[singular ]things that are or that seem to be absurd荒诞的事物;悖理的东西◆He has a good sense of the absurd.他对荒诞事物有较强的识别能力。▶ab·surd·ity/əbˈsɜːdəti; NAmEəbˈsɜːrdəti/noun[uncountable , countable ](pluralab·surd·ities)◆It was only later that she could see the absurdity of the situation.要到后来她才看出了那种局面的荒唐。ab·surd·ly/əbˈsɜːdli; NAmEəbˈsɜːrdli/adverbSYN
ridiculously
◆The paintings were sold for absurdly high prices.那些画以高得出奇的价格售出。absurdityabsurditiesab·surd/əbˈsɜːd; NAmEəbˈsɜːrd/ab·surd·ity/əbˈsɜːdəti; NAmEəbˈsɜːrdəti/ab·surd·ly/əbˈsɜːdli; NAmEəbˈsɜːrdli/
1completely stupid or unreasonableSYN ridiculousquite/slightly/completely etc absurd It seems quite absurd to expect anyone to drive for 3 hours just for a 20-minute meeting. It seems an absurd idea.► see thesaurus at
stupid
2the absurd something that is completely stupid and unreasonable: Some of the stories he tells verge on the absurd.—absurdity noun [countable, uncountable]: Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the situation.
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