食材铺反向词典

nonsense

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柯林斯词典

    nonsense /ˈnɒnsəns/

  • 1. N-UNCOUNT If you say that something spoken or written is nonsense, you mean that you consider it to be untrue or silly. 胡言乱语; 蠢话[表不满]

    Most orthodox doctors however dismiss this as complete nonsense. 然而大多数传统的医生将此视为纯粹的胡言乱语而不予考虑。

    ...all that poetic nonsense about love. …所有关于爱情的诗一般的傻话。

  • 2. N-UNCOUNT You can use nonsense to refer to something that you think is foolish or that you disapprove of. 蠢事[also 'a' N, usu supp N] [表不满]

    Surely it is an economic nonsense to deplete the world of natural resources. 耗尽世界的自然资源无疑是一件经济上的愚蠢行为。

  • 3. N-UNCOUNT You can refer to spoken or written words that do not mean anything because they do not make sense as nonsense. 无意义的话

    ...a children's nonsense poem by Charles E Carryl. …查尔斯·E·卡里尔写的一首儿童打油诗。

  • 4. →see also no-nonsense

  • 5. PHRASE To make a nonsense of something or to make nonsense of it means to make it seem ridiculous or pointless. 使…荒唐可笑; 使…失去意义

    The fighting made a nonsense of peace pledges made last week. 这场战斗使上周做出的和平承诺失去了意义。

    • 返回 nonsense

剑桥词典

    B2 [ 单数名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]
    an idea , something said or written, or behaviour that is silly or stupid
    愚蠢的想法；谬论；胡扯；胡闹
    This report is nonsense and nothing but a waste of paper . 这份报告一派胡言，纯粹是浪费纸张。
    The accusations are (absolute /complete /utter ) nonsense. 这些指控纯属子虚乌有。
    Nonsense/Don't talk nonsense! She's far too ill to return to work ! 一派胡言／别胡说！她病得太重了，根本没法回去上班！
    You mustn't upset your sister with any more nonsense about ghosts . 不准你再讲那些鬼啊怪啊的胡言乱语来吓唬你妹妹。
    [ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] It's (a) nonsense to say that he's too old for the job . 说他年纪太大，不能从事这份工作，那是一派胡言。
    [ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]
    language that cannot be understood because it does not mean anything
    无意义的语言
    The translation of the instructions was so poor they were just nonsense. 这些使用说明翻译得很差，简直是不知所云。

    例句
  • It's hard to believe anyone would try to pass this nonsense off as literature .
  • The papers were full of the most blatant propagandist nonsense.
  • Her grandfather's in his second childhood and talks nonsense most of the time .
  • The suggestion is sheer nonsense.
  • "Stop this childish nonsense at once !" he shouted furiously .

    • 习语

    make (a) nonsense of sth
    not stand any nonsense 返回 nonsense