preposterous

preposterous音标

英 [prɪˈpɒstərəs]

美 [prɪˈpɑ:stərəs]

preposterous基本释义

adj.荒谬的；可笑的

preposterous用法及例句

preposterous的意思

adj

1. incongruousnviting ridicule

e.g. the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homeworkthat's a cockeyed ideaask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answera contribution so small as to be laughableit is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansiona preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of historyher conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous

Synonym: absurdcockeyedderisoryidioticlaughableludicrousnonsensicalridiculous

1. 极其荒谬的；愚蠢至极的If you describe something as preposterous, you mean that it is extremely unreasonable and foolish.

e.g. The whole idea was preposterous.整个想法都荒唐透顶。e.g. ...their preposterous claim that they had unearthed a plot.他们无比愚蠢地声称自己发现了一个阴谋

1. 荒谬,反理性的：preponderate 重量超过,占优势 | preposterous 荒谬,反理性的 | prerequistite 必备之事物

2. 反常的,十分荒谬的,乖戾的：1. preposterous 反常的,十分荒谬的,乖戾的 | 2. leukemia 白血病 | 3. malignancy 恶性肿瘤

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3. 荒谬的：prevail 流行,盛行 | preposterous 荒谬的 | tumultuous 喧嚣的

Nothing can be more preposterous than a mother who thinks it below her to take care of her..child.

出自：W. Buchan

He expressed his gay mood by tying a preposterous turban round his head.

出自：R. K. Narayan

Accusations that he was a 'fascist'..are little short of preposterous.

出自：F. Tomlin

近义词

临近词

foolish愚蠢的

incredible难以置信的

cockeyed斗鸡眼的

ludicrous荒谬的

singular单数的

idiotic愚蠢的

outrageous过分的

unreasonable不合理的

absurd荒唐的

ridiculous荒谬的

nonsensical没有意义的

unbelievable难以置信的

unthinkable不可能的

criminal罪犯

derisory嘲笑的

crazy疯狂的

senseless无感觉的

silly愚蠢的

laughable可笑的

outlandish奇异的

preposterously

preposterous scheme

prerequisite

preposterous suggestion

preposition

preposterous patterns

相关列句

Milton explains the preposterous idea that he has ever visited a prostitute.(弥尔顿解释了他曾拜访过妓女这一荒谬想法。)

I realize that seems a preposterous claim.(我知道这个断言有点荒谬。)

The story was preposterous but believable.(故事很荒谬，但却可信。)

The idea of reopening the treaties had seemed merely to be a preposterous German obsession.(重新修订条约这种主意看来不过就是愚蠢的德国人在发痴了。)

For complex problems, trying one solution and getting upset when it fails is preposterous: any single solution is likely to fail.(对于复杂的问题，如果只试一种办法，一旦遭遇失败则为之心烦意乱，这是很荒谬的，因为任何单一的办法都可能以失败告终。)

These claims are absolutely preposterous!(这些要求简直荒谬绝伦！)

I resisted for a long time, because it looks so preposterous, but it's really much more comfortable.(我对此抗拒了很长时间，因为这样看上去很傻，可其实却很舒适。)

This claim is -of course -preposterous.(当然，这一主张是荒谬的。)

The band were famous for their preposterous clothes and haircuts.(这支乐队以怪异的服装和发式而闻名。)

And whenever you hear laughter and somebody saying, 'But that's preposterous!'(每当你听到大笑声，然后有人说可这没道理阿！)