[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]愚蠢的;荒谬的;可笑的 If you say that something or someone is ridiculous, you mean that they are very foolish.
[oft it v-link ADJ that/to-inf]
It is ridiculous to suggest we are having a romance...
暗示我们正在谈恋爱的说法真是太荒谬了。
It was an absolutely ridiculous decision.
这是一个绝对荒谬的决定。
Oxford
ri·dicu·lous★/rɪˈdɪkjələs; NAmErɪˈdɪkjələs/adjectivevery silly or unreasonable 愚蠢的;荒谬的;荒唐的SYN
absurd
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ludicrous
◆I look ridiculous in this hat.我戴这顶帽子看上去很可笑。◆Don't be ridiculous! You can't pay £50 for a T-shirt!别犯傻了!你不会花 50 英镑买一件 T 恤衫的!▶ri·dicu·lous·ly/rɪˈdɪkjələsli; NAmErɪˈdɪkjələsli/adverb◆The meal was ridiculously expensive.这顿饭贵得离谱。ri·dicu·lous·ness/rɪˈdɪkjələsnəs; NAmErɪˈdɪkjələsnəs/noun[uncountable ]IDIOMsee
very silly or unreasonable: That’s a ridiculous idea! Don’t be ridiculous! I’d look ridiculous in a dress like that.absolutely/totally/utterly ridiculous It’s an absolutely ridiculous decision.it is ridiculous that It’s ridiculous that we have to wait six weeks.► see thesaurus at
stupid
—ridiculously adverb: a ridiculously expensive jacket ridiculously low prices—ridiculousness noun [uncountable]GRAMMARRidiculous is not used with ‘very’. You say: · I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.✗Don’t say: I think it’s very ridiculous.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVESCOLLOCATIONSadverbsabsolutely/utterly ridiculous· You look absolutely ridiculous in that short skirt.quite ridiculous (=completely ridiculous)· I thought his behaviour was quite ridiculous.totally ridiculous· The idea is totally ridiculous.slightly ridiculous· Andrew felt slightly ridiculous carrying the dog.faintly ridiculous (=slightly ridiculous)· Her urge to run away seemed faintly ridiculous now.patently ridiculous (=obviously ridiculous)· Her excuse was patently ridiculous.
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