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Absurd Find Idea əb'sə:D Adj.荒谬的,可笑的 Silly Absolutely Ridiculous

英语单词 absurd
英美音标 [əb'sə:d]
中文释义 adj.荒谬的,可笑的
vocab简明 Something absurd is really silly, absolutely ridiculous, or total nonsense. Thinking you can wear flip flops and a bikini to the North Pole is an absurd idea, for example.
vocab扩展 If you run into someone dressed in an absurd outfit or watch a movie full of absurd jokes, you'll probably have a good laugh. But find yourself dealing with the absurd; you'll likely be stuck in a depressing existential crisis. The absurd describes a state of being where human life has no purpose and everything is completely irrational.
真题原句 The idea of punishing a tiger that kills somebody is absurd, for exactly the same reason, so is the idea that tigers have rights.
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[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

来源 1997.6

Tags: 单词::1997

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