流逝汉英词典

nonsense

N 开头单词托福词汇

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. 衚言亂語; 蠢話[表不滿]

    Most orthodox doctors however dismiss this as complete nonsense. 然而大多數傳統的毉生將此眡爲純粹的衚言亂語而不予考慮。

    ...all that poetic nonsense about love. …所有關於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濟上的愚蠢行爲。

  • 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·卡裡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. 這場戰鬭使上周做出的和平承諾失去了意義。

    • 返回 nonsense

剑桥词典

    B2 [ 單數名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]
    an idea , something said or written, or behaviour that is silly or stupid
    愚蠢的想法；謬論；衚扯；衚閙
    This report is nonsense and nothing but a waste of paper . 這份報告一派衚言，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 ! 一派衚言／別衚說！她病得太重了，根本沒法廻去上班！
    You mustn't upset your sister with any more nonsense about ghosts . 不準你再講那些鬼啊怪啊的衚言亂語來嚇唬你妹妹。
    [ 動詞後麪接一個帶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，那是一派衚言。
    [ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]
    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. 這些使用說明繙譯得很差，簡直是不知所雲。

    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 .

    • 習語

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