preposterous
英[pr?'p?st(?)r?s]
美[pr?'pɑst?r?s]
- adj. 荒謬的；可笑的
實用場景例句
- These claims are absolutely preposterous!
- 這些要求簡直荒謬絕倫！
牛津詞典
- The band were famous for their preposterous clothes and haircuts.
- 這支樂隊以怪異的服裝和發(fā)式而聞名。
牛津詞典
- a preposterously expensive bottle of wine
- 一瓶天價的葡萄酒
牛津詞典
- The whole idea was preposterous.
- 整個想法都荒唐透頂。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...their preposterous claim that they had unearthed a plot.
- 他們無比愚蠢地聲稱自己發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個陰謀
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- It was difficult to remain equanimous in the face of such preposterous impertinence.
- 面對著述種荒謬無禮的行為,很難處之泰然.
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- What could be more preposterous?
- 事之可怪,寧有逾此?
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- It was the most preposterous position in which I never found myself in my life.
- 這是我有生以來從未碰到的最荒謬絕倫的場面.
辭典例句
- The result is preposterous.
- 結(jié)果很可笑.
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- Flamboyant, sexually blatant, frequently preposterous, it is redeemed in part by Mailer's energy and curiosity.
- 本書光怪陸離,色情泛濫, 多處荒謬可笑, 幸而梅勒的精力和好奇心使這部小說沒有全盤失敗.
辭典例句
- It was preposterous; it was impossible.
- 這太荒唐了, 真不可想像.
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- They had all inherited their father's preposterous quickness and elegance.
- 他們?nèi)祭^承了父親那種不同尋常的敏捷和高雅.
辭典例句
- This is a preposterous plan.
- 這是一個狂妄的計劃.
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- Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous.
- 任何批評家對一部小說表達的憤怒和討厭都是荒謬的.
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- She didn't know what to say to such a preposterous idea.
- 她不知該怎樣回答這個荒謬無比的想法.
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- The whole thing looked a little bit too preposterous to be true, It'seemed to me.
- 整個事情看起來有點荒謬的是真實的, 在我看來.
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- What a preposterous idea!
- 多么荒謬的想法!
辭典例句
- They are asking a preposterous price for the work.
- 他們?yōu)樵撟髌仿煲獌r.
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- It would be preposterous to shovel coal with a teaspoon.
- 用茶匙鏟煤是荒謬的.
《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- From Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure and Preposterous Words.
- 從杜伯恩的字典尋常, 模糊和荒謬的話.
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- The excuse he gave for his lateness was so preposterous that everyone laughed.
- 他為自己的遲到所編造的藉口是如此荒謬,以至大家都感到好笑.
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- I never had dreamed of any such preposterous results as the thing that had happened.
- 我做夢也沒有想到,事情的結(jié)果竟是如此之荒唐透頂.
名作英譯部分
- This paper inspects the preposterous semantic structure of Chinese from the corner of cognitive.
- 悖謬性結(jié)構(gòu)詞語,其語義認知基礎(chǔ)是詞的“不可能特征”,具有合語法而悖于認知原型的語義結(jié)構(gòu)特點.
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- It is as usual as daily life, Nobody notice the preposterous of it.
- 它如同平常生活那樣, 沒有人在乎它的荒謬.
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- That's a preposterous excuse!
- 那是一個荒謬的藉口!
辭典例句
- The way the workers are getting out of hand just lately is simply preposterous!
- 工人的囂張,簡直不成話!
子夜部分
- The children have built something out of an orange crate, something preposterous and ascendant.
- 孩子們用橘子籮里的橘子砌成一個物體, 一個荒誕可笑但充滿朝氣的東西.
辭典例句
- What a preposterous suggestion!
- 多么可笑的建議!
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- Any presumption those smoking is in anyway beneficial is totally preposterous.
- 任何對抽煙不管怎樣樣是有益的假設(shè)都是完全荒謬的.
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