ridiculous

英 [rɪˈdɪkjələs]

美 [rɪˈdɪkjələs]

adj.  愚蠢的; 荒谬的; 荒唐的

高考CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM4TEM8

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

• 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。
• What he said struck me as ridiculous.
  他说的话我觉得很可笑。
• 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。
• There is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
  可敬与可笑之间只有一步之差。
• They do not grasp the broad situation and spend their time magnifying ridiculous details
  他们不去把握大局，而是在细枝末节上花费时间大做文章。
• Ridiculous! Whoever suggested such a thing?
  荒唐！究竟是谁提出了这样的建议？
• It was an absolutely ridiculous decision.
  这是一个绝对荒谬的决定。
• Rachel: No, you wait! This is ridiculous!
  瑞秋：不，你等等，太荒唐了。
• From my standpoint, you know, this thing is just ridiculous.
  你要知道，依我看，这事简直太荒唐了。
• 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。