【absurd】 - A-level备考词汇

absurd

UK:  [əb'sɜ:d]

US:  [əb'sɜ:d]

adj.

1.不合理的;荒谬的,荒诞的,荒唐无稽的;荒唐可笑的

2.荒唐

3.可笑的

4.尴尬的

5.出丑

6.莫明其妙的

7.不伦不类的

1 . By the time they finished making jokes about the absurd situation we were in, I was feeling better and ready to roll on.
他们对我们所处的荒谬处境大开玩笑，等他们讲完笑话时，我的心情也轻松起来，准备好了继续前行。

2 . America's new dollar policy may be less absurd than its old one, but it is still a bit of a muddle.
新的美元政策也许会比旧的政策更为合理，但也同样有点令人迷惑不解。

3 . This may sound absurd to you, but if you think about it a little, it may not seem so strange after all.
这可能听起来很滑稽，但如果你再想一想，它可能就不那么奇怪了。

4 . Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth.
成熟通常比稚嫩更荒唐，也最易待稚嫩以不公。

5 . A few years ago, it might have been absurd to look to Google for ideas about the auto industry.
几年以前，谷歌汽车工业的想法看起来是荒唐的。