【chimerical】 - A-level备考词汇

chimerical

UK:  [kaɪ'merɪkəl]

US:  [kaɪ'merɪkəl]

adj.

1.空想的,妄想的;幻想的;梦一般的

1 . This wanton exercise of this power is not a chimerical suggestion of a heated brain.
这种不负责任地行使这个权力的行为不是我头脑发热凭空捏造出来的。

2 . As everyone expected, Ted's chimerical scheme to make a fortune by raising ermines in his backyard proved a dismal failure.
不出大家所料，泰德想在后院饲养白鼬来发财的荒诞不经的计划以惨败告终。

3 . Without the mirror of reality, memory would be only a chimerical dream.
而没有了现实这面镜子，记忆就只是一种空想的梦境。

4 . In the end, of course, the Soviet and Japanese threats to American supremacy proved chimerical.
结果是，苏联和日本对美国霸权的威胁被证明是空想。

5 . A century has been spent searching for these chimerical creatures. Until a body is produced, skepticism is the appropriate response.
人们已花了一世纪寻找不真实的生物，直到实体出现以前，怀疑是最适当的态度。