follies
英 [ˈfɒliz]
美 [ˈfɑliz]
n. 愚蠢; 愚笨; 愚蠢的想法(或事情、行为); (常见于旧时乡间豪宅花园中的)装饰性建筑
folly的复数
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 愚蠢;荒唐
If you say that a particular action or way of behaving isfollyor afolly, you mean that it is foolish.- It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year.
在每年会发生几十次地震的国家建造核电站简直就是愚蠢至极。 - ...a reminder of the follies of war.
提醒人们战争之愚蠢的东西
- It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year.
- (尤指旧时英国花园等中的)装饰性建筑
Afollyis a small tower or other unusual building that is built as a decoration in a large garden or park, especially in Britain in former times.
英英释义
noun
- a revue with elaborate costuming
双语例句
- I find it hard to forgive the follies and vices of others.
我发现我很难原谅别人的愚蠢和恶习。 - The writings of Swift mocked the follies of his age.
斯威夫特的作品嘲弄了他那个时代的愚人。 - Peg used to be in the dog and pony follies.
杰姆过去一直是坏蛋和蠢货。 - With your good sense, you could be so honestly blind to the follies and nonsense of others!
凭你这样一个聪明人，竟会忠厚到看不出别人的愚蠢和无聊！ - Most of all, it warns me to keep myself free from common follies.
最重要的是，它时刻警醒我摆脱普遍的愚蠢。 - To get back one's youth, one has merely to repeat one's follies.
想恢复青春，只要重犯旧过就行。 - I loath sentimental rubbish. The old man smiled sadly when he remembered the follies of his youth.
我讨厌令人伤感的荒唐事。这老人想起年轻时的荒唐事，不禁苦笑。 - She's 87 years old, and a one-time member of the Ziegfeld Follies
她现年87岁，曾经是齐格菲尔时事讽刺剧团的成员之一。 - All her follies have, we believe, been told.
我们相信，她干的蠢事已经全部说了。 - "You are too old for such follies," said Mother.
母亲说：“你这样大了，不应再做这种荒唐事”。