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absurd adj.荒谬的,可笑的 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. ★★☆☆☆ 1997.6

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[əb'sə:d] 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. The idea of punishing a tiger that kills somebody is absurd, for exactly the same reason, so is the idea that tigers have rights. 1[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。absurdlyPrices 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。absurdityI 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

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.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [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

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