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Absurd Find 英 əb'sɜːd] 美 əb'sɜːrd Adj.荒唐的;可笑的;不合理的 N.荒唐 Suggestion

英语单词 absurd
英美音标 英 [əb'sɜːd] 美 [əb'sɜːrd]
中文释义 adj.荒唐的;可笑的;不合理的
n.荒唐
英语例句 (1) What an absurd suggestion!
(2) We have no intention of lying down under these absurd allegations.
(3) It was absurd of you to suggest such a thing.
(4) He looked absurd in that get-up.
(5) It is absurd to argue from these premises.
(6) The proposal borders on the absurd.
(7) The pleading with Nora is beyond absurd.
中文例句 (1) 多荒谬的建议啊!
(2) 对这些荒谬的指控我们是不甘受辱的。
(3) 你居然建议这样的事,太可笑了。
(4) 他穿著那套衣服看上去怪模怪样的。
(5) 凭这些前提议论是不合理的。
(6) 该提议近乎可笑。
(7) 向诺拉好言相求真是荒唐得无以复加。
vocabulary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.
vocabulary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.
柯林斯解释
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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

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