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Laughable Idea English Laughably 英 Lɑːfəbl] 美 Læfəbl Adj.可笑的;有趣的

英语单词 laughable
英美音标 英 ['lɑːfəbl] 美 ['læfəbl]
中文释义 adj.可笑的;有趣的
英语例句 (1) Such ignorance is truly laughable.
(2) This is the most laughable thing in my life.
中文例句 (1) 这种无知确实很可笑。
(2) 这是我一生中最好笑的一件事。
vocabulary简明 If something is so absurd or ridiculous that it makes you laugh, you can call it laughable. Your little sister's idea of dropping out of elementary school and starting a full-time lemonade stand might seem laughable to you.
vocabulary扩展 Your friend's preposterous plan to live in a tree all summer is laughable, and a politician's proposal to build a wall around the entire country to keep immigrants out is laughable too. You can also use this adjective to simply mean "funny," or "provoking laughter." Laughable comes from laugh, which has an Old English root and was originally pronounced with a hard g sound. The pronunciation changed, but the spelling stayed the same.
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]可笑的;滑稽的;荒唐的 If you say that something such as an idea or suggestion is laughable, you mean that it is so stupid as to be funny and not worth serious consideration.
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  • The idea that TV shows like 'Dallas' or 'Dynasty' represent typical American life is laughable...

    说《豪门恩怨》或《锦绣豪门》等电视剧是美国人生活的典型写照是很滑稽的。

  • He has denied suggestions that he hates all English people, claiming the allegations are 'laughable'.

    他矢口否认那些有关他憎恨所有英国人的推测,声称这些指控是“荒唐的”。

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  • To an outsider, the issues that we fight about would seem almost laughably petty.

    对局外人来说,我们为之抗争的这些议题可能看上去无关痛痒,几近滑稽。

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