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单词 ridiculous
释义
ridiculous
adjective
uk
/rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/us
/rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/
B2
stupidorunreasonableanddeservingto belaughedat:
愚蠢的；荒唐的；可笑的
Do Ilookridiculous in thishat?我戴这顶帽子看着很可笑吗？
Don't be so ridiculous! I can'tpossiblyaffordtostayin ahotellike that.别傻了！我才住不起那样的旅馆呢。
It's ridiculous toexpecta two-year-old to beabletoread!指望一个两岁的孩子能阅读真是太荒唐了！
Synonyms
preposterousformal
silly
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
stupid
  • stupidSome people are too stupid to realize what's bad for them.
  • foolishShe was really foolish to quit her job like that.
  • sillyIt was silly of you to go out in the sun without a hat.
  • crazyYou'd be absolutely crazy to marry that man.
  • dumbUSShe was terrified of asking dumb questions.
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More examples
  • Does hewearthose ridiculousclothestodrawattention?
  • Quitefrankly, Ithinkthiswholesituationis ridiculous.
  • I've neverheardanything so ridiculous.
  • Hedescribedthelawasanachronisticand ridiculous.
  • There arecountlessargumentsagainst this ridiculousproposal.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stupid and silly
  • absurd
  • absurdity
  • absurdly
  • adolescent
  • againstyourbetter judgmentidiom
  • dizzily
  • dopey
  • dorky
  • dottiness
  • dotty
  • imbecility
  • impolitic
  • imprudent
  • inhis/her/theirwisdomidiom
  • insomeone'sinfinite wisdomidiom
  • uncritical
  • uncritically
  • unintelligent
  • unreasonable
  • unreasonably
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(Definition ofridiculousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

ridiculous| American Dictionary

ridiculous
adjective
us
/rɪˈdɪk·jə·ləs/
foolishorunreasonableanddeservingto belaughedat:
Don’t be ridiculous – there’s no way I canbuyacar.
(Definition ofridiculousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the animal kingdom, the experimental possibilities range from the sublime to theridiculous.
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And it's also not scuppered, perhaps quite so easily byridiculousthings which are completely out of our control.
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These promises are not asridiculousas they may seem, she said.
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No doubt he could have taken all sorts ofridiculoussteps quite out of keeping with the triviality of the occasion.
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Perhaps one group is right and the other wrong, but neither is postulating a policy asridiculousas oceans full of lemonade.
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All his aides are urging him to respond to the false andridiculousaccusations, but he is adamant and remains silent.
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Such claims are not entirelyridiculous, since the two cultures indeed shared related traditions, practices, concepts, and objects.
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It would beridiculousto follow the currying story literally.
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The cause against thisridiculousand offensive invention would seem therefore to be lost.
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In thisridiculousposition it dies miserably after making the most violent efforts to free itself from this inexorable bubble of air.
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Many philosophers regard the idea of annulling crime as extremely dubious, if notridiculous.
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For instance, specifications in which responses to what are purported to be monetary policy shocks that are clearlyridiculoustend not to be reported.
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As we have seen, intemperance can be due to a wide range of conditions, from theridiculousto the sublime.
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Purist discourse is aridiculousfantasy, but imagined origins, genealogies, and bloodlines are willfully and pridefully constructed in defiance of hegemonic official discourse.
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The testimony, as it unfolded instead rendered the participantsridiculous.
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