"the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"
"that's a cockeyed idea"
"ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"
"a contribution so small as to be laughable"
"it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"
"a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"
"her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
1.极其荒谬的;愚蠢至极的
If you describe something aspreposterous, you mean that it is extremely unreasonable and foolish.
e.g. The whole idea waspreposterous.
整个想法都荒唐透顶。
e.g. ...theirpreposterous 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