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absurdity

[英] [əbˈsɜ:dɪtɪ] 生词本

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1. ADJ-GRADED 荒谬的;荒唐的;不合理的 If you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense. 
  • It is absurd to be discussing compulsory redundancy policies for teachers...

    讨论针对教师的强制裁员政策真是滑稽可笑。

  • I've known clients of mine go to absurd lengths, just to avoid paying me a few pounds...

    我知道我的一些客户就为了少付我几英镑,可谓无所不用其极。

  • That's absurd.

    那非常荒谬。

  • The absurd is something that is absurd.荒诞的事物;悖理的东西
    • Parkinson had a sharp eye for the absurd.

      帕金森对于荒诞不经的事一眼即明。

absurdly
  • Prices were still absurdly low, in his opinion...

    在他看来,价格依然低得离谱。

  • Absurdly, it makes shoppers overpay farmers to grow too much food.

    荒谬的是,这样会使得购物者支付过多的钱让农民去种太多的粮食。

absurdity
  • I find myself growing increasingly angry at the absurdity of the situation.

    对如此荒谬可笑的情况我感到越来越生气。

  • ...the absurdities of fashionable childcare methods.

    时下流行的滑稽可笑的育婴法

Noun

1. a message whose content is at variance with reason

2. a ludicrous folly;

  • "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior"
1. It was only later that she could see the absurdity of the situation.
只是到了后来她才看出了那种局面的荒唐。

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2. The absurdity of the situation made everyone laugh.
情况的荒谬可笑使每个人都笑了。

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3. The proposal borders upon the absurdity.
这提议近乎荒谬。

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4. This is a fatal absurdity.
这真是荒谬极了。

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