剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - absurd collapse

absurd
[UK]/əb'sɜ:d/ [US]/-'sɝ:d/
adjective
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* stupid or unreasonable; silly in a humorous way
荒谬的，荒唐的；愚蠢的；可笑的

1. What an absurd thing to say!
这话多荒唐啊！

2. Don't be so absurd! Of course I want you to come.
别说傻话了！我当然想让你来。

3. It's an absurd situation - neither of them will talk to the other.
这情形真是让人哭笑不得——他们谁也不愿意理谁。

4. Do I look absurd in this hat?
我戴这顶帽子是不是很滑稽？

the absurd
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* things that happen that are stupid or unreasonable
荒诞（的事物）；悖理

1. The whole situation borders on the absurd.
整个局面几乎到了荒诞不经的地步。

2. She has a keen sense of the absurd.
她对荒诞事物有敏锐的识别能力。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - absurd collapse

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1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词荒谬的；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.

【搭配模式】：oft it v-link ADJ to-inf/that

【搭配模式】：the N

【语用信息】：disapproval

【STYLE标签】：FORMAL 正式

  • 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

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - absurd collapse

absurd
ab·surd / Eb5sE:d; NAmE Eb5sE:rd / adjective1. completely ridiculous; not logical and sensible
   荒谬的；荒唐的；怪诞不经的
   SYN  ridiculous :
   That uniform makes the guards look absurd.
   警衞们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
   Of course it's not true, what an absurd idea.
   那当然不合乎事实,这个想法太荒唐了！
2. the absurd noun [sing.] things that are or that seem to be absurd
   荒诞的事物；悖理的东西:
   He has a good sense of the absurd.
   他对荒诞事物有较强的识别能力。
• ab·surd·ity noun [U, C] (pl. -ties) :
   It was only later that she could see the absurdity of the situation.
   要到后来她才看出了那种局面的荒唐。
• ab·surd·ly adv.
   SYN  ridiculously :
   The paintings were sold for absurdly high prices.
   那些画以高得出奇的价格售出。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - absurd collapse

absurd adj.

• VERBS be, look, seem, sound | become | find sth She found the whole concept faintly ~.

• ADVERB absolutely, completely, quite (esp. BrE), totally, utterly | clearly, manifestly (BrE), patently, simply Such beliefs are patently ~. | rather, somewhat | a little, slightly, etc. | faintly

• PHRASES a sense of the ~ His sense of the ~ kept him from becoming too solemn.

Absurd is used with these nouns: claim, idea, notion, situation, suggestion

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - absurd collapse

absurd adj.
⇨ ridiculous

新牛津英语同义词词典 - absurd collapse

absurd

adjective
what an absurd idea!
PREPOSTEROUS , ridiculous, ludicrous, farcical, laughable, risible; idiotic, stupid, foolish, silly, inane, imbecilic, insane, hare-brained; unreasonable, irrational, illogical, nonsensical, pointless, senseless; outrageous, shocking, astonishing, monstrous, fantastic, incongruous, grotesque; unbelievable, incredible, unthinkable, implausible; informal crazy; Brit. informal barmy, daft.
-opposite(s): REASONABLE, SENSIBLE.

词源记忆 - absurd collapse

absurd 荒谬的
ab-, 此处表强调；-sur, 模糊不清的说话，拟声词，词源同susurration, 沙沙声，杂音。词义由杂音引申为听不清，听不懂，荒谬。