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

• There is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
  可敬与可笑之间只有一步之差。
• What he said struck me as ridiculous.
  他说的话我觉得很可笑。
• He was wearing that ridiculous disguise
  他一副滑稽的装扮。
• It's ridiculous, it's pathetic, it's a joke
  这真荒谬，简直是可悲、可笑。
• Don't be ridiculous! Yours are much more interesting than his.
  别傻了！你的小说比他的有趣多了。
• The new laws coming in are utterly ridiculous
  新颁布的法律荒唐至极。
• 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。
• 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。
• The deal seems so attractive it would be ridiculous to say no
  这笔交易看上去太诱人了，要是拒绝它简直是笑话。
• It did nothing but make us ridiculous
  这只是让我们显得很滑稽。