nonsense
柯林斯詞典
1. N-UNCOUNT If you say that something spoken or written is nonsense, you mean that you consider it to be untrue or silly. 胡言亂語; 蠢話[表不滿]
Most orthodox doctors however dismiss this as complete nonsense. 然而大多數(shù)傳統(tǒng)的醫(yī)生將此視為純粹的胡言亂語而不予考慮。
...all that poetic nonsense about love. …所有關(guān)于愛情的詩一般的傻話。
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] [表不滿]
Surely it is an economic nonsense to deplete the world of natural resources. 耗盡世界的自然資源無疑是一件經(jīng)濟上的愚蠢行為。
3. N-UNCOUNT You can refer to spoken or written words that do not mean anything because they do not make sense as nonsense. 無意義的話
...a children's nonsense poem by Charles E Carryl. …查爾斯·E·卡里爾寫的一首兒童打油詩。
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…失去意義
The fighting made a nonsense of peace pledges made last week. 這場戰(zhàn)斗使上周做出的和平承諾失去了意義。
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nonsense /?n?ns?ns/
劍橋詞典
- B2 [ 單數(shù)名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
- 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 .
an idea , something said or written, or behaviour that is silly or stupid
愚蠢的想法；謬論；胡扯；胡鬧
This report is nonsense and nothing but a waste of paper . 這份報告一派胡言，純粹是浪費紙張。
The accusations are (absolute /complete /utter ) nonsense. 這些指控純屬子虛烏有。
Nonsense/Don't talk nonsense! She's far too ill to return to work ! 一派胡言／別胡說！她病得太重了，根本沒法回去上班！
You mustn't upset your sister with any more nonsense about ghosts . 不準你再講那些鬼啊怪啊的胡言亂語來嚇唬你妹妹。
[ 動詞后面接一個帶to的不定式 ] It's (a) nonsense to say that he's too old for the job . 說他年紀太大，不能從事這份工作，那是一派胡言。
[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
language that cannot be understood because it does not mean anything
無意義的語言
The translation of the instructions was so poor they were just nonsense. 這些使用說明翻譯得很差，簡直是不知所云。
例句
習語
make (a) nonsense of sthnot stand any nonsense 返回 nonsense