ridiculous

英 [rɪˈdɪkjələs]

美 [rɪˈdɪkjələs]

adj.  愚蠢的; 荒谬的; 荒唐的

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.3632 / COCA.4043

习惯用语

adj.

from the sublime to the ridiculous
• 从高超到荒谬；从高妙到低俗
  used to describe a situation in which sth serious, important or of high quality is followed by sth silly, unimportant or of poor quality

牛津词典

adj.

• 愚蠢的；荒谬的；荒唐的
  very silly or unreasonable
  1. I look ridiculous in this hat.
     我戴这顶帽子看上去很可笑。
  2. Don't be ridiculous! You can't pay £50 for a T-shirt!
     别犯傻了！怎么能花50英镑买一件T恤衫！

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 愚蠢的;荒谬的;可笑的
  If you say that something or someone isridiculous, you mean that they are very foolish.
  1. It is ridiculous to suggest we are having a romance...
     暗示我们正在谈恋爱的说法真是太荒谬了。
  2. It was an absolutely ridiculous decision.
     这是一个绝对荒谬的决定。

双语例句

• It seems ridiculous to me.
  对我这似乎是荒谬的。
• He was wearing that ridiculous disguise
  他一副滑稽的装扮。
• Well, it's the old argument Max, which is a bit ridiculous if you don't mind me saying so
  哦，马克斯，又是那个很老套且有点儿荒谬的争论，如果你不介意我这么说的话。
• They do not grasp the broad situation and spend their time magnifying ridiculous details
  他们不去把握大局，而是在细枝末节上花费时间大做文章。
• It is ridiculous to suggest we are having a romance
  暗示我们正在谈恋爱的说法真是太荒谬了。
• John, I am ridiculous man.
  约翰，我是个荒谬的人。
• It was an absolutely ridiculous decision.
  这是一个绝对荒谬的决定。
• There is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
  可敬与可笑之间只有一步之差。
• I declined the offer, as I knew how ridiculous I would look if I did.
  我谢绝了邀请，因为我知道如果我这么做了我会是什么样，这也太荒唐了。
• This is ridiculous, she's seven, and I thought I was crazy.
  这是荒谬的，它才7岁，我想我是疯了。