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这里为大家介绍下preposterous 是什么意思，希望能帮助到各位朋友。

音标：[ pri"pɔstərəs ]

中英文翻译

adj.

1.是非颠倒的，反常的，乖戾的；十分荒谬的，不合理的，可笑的；愚蠢的。

2.〔古语〕次序颠倒的。

短语和例子

It is preposterous ! 岂有此理! -ly

adv.

incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that""s a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"

同义词：absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, ridiculous,

例句与用法

1.He hopes that his preposterous reasons may be understood .

他希望自己语无伦次的理由能被人理解。

2.It is preposterous to attribute to mere external conditions .

仅仅以外部环境解释一切是不合理的。

3.This preposterous order roused the carthaginians from despair .

这一荒谬的命令使迦太基人从绝望中惊醒。

4.The idea was preposterous and i determined not to give it a second thought .

这个想法太荒谬了，我决心不再想它了。

5.He rushed about doing preposterous things in an extraordinary manner .

他奔来奔去，离奇古怪地干下了种种荒谬的事情。

6.They had all inherited their father"s preposterous quickness and elegance .

他们全都继承了父亲那种不同寻常的敏捷和高雅。

7.It was the most preposterous position in which i never found myself in my life .

这是我有生以来从未碰到的最荒谬绝伦的场面。

8.I knew then that the idea i"d had and dismissed as preposterous was true .

这时我知道了，我曾经想过但认为是荒谬绝伦的事竟然是真的。

9.The stone, that token of preposterous times, bounced five yards to henry"s right and fell into the water .

石子一荒唐岁月的象征一弹到亨利右边五码处后，掉进水里。

10.The children have built something out of an orange crate, something preposterous and ascendant .

孩子们用橘子箩里的橘子砌成一个物体，一个荒诞可笑但充满朝气的东西。

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