preposterous

英 [prɪˈpɒstərəs]

美 [prɪˈpɑːstərəs]

adj.  荒唐的; 极不合情理的; 怪诞的; 离奇古怪的

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.18597 / COCA.13458

牛津词典

adj.

• 荒唐的；极不合情理的
  completely unreasonable, especially in a way that is shocking or annoying
  1. These claims are absolutely preposterous!
     这些要求简直荒谬绝伦！
• 怪诞的；离奇古怪的
  unusual in a silly or shocking way
  1. The band were famous for their preposterous clothes and haircuts.
     这支乐队以怪异的服装和发式而闻名。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 极其荒谬的；愚蠢至极的
  If you describe something aspreposterous, you mean that it is extremely unreasonable and foolish.
  1. The whole idea was preposterous.
     整个想法都荒唐透顶。
  2. ...their preposterous claim that they had unearthed a plot.
     他们无比愚蠢地声称自己发现了一个阴谋

英英释义

adj

• incongruous
  1. the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
  2. that's a cockeyed idea
  3. ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
  4. a contribution so small as to be laughable
  5. it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
  6. a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
  7. her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
  Synonym:absurdcockeyedderisoryidioticlaughableludicrousnonsensicalridiculous

双语例句

• We denounce the preposterous statement of the warmonger Churchill.
  我们斥责战争贩子丘吉尔的狂妄声明。
• For Gregory and a group of like-minded biologists, this idea is not just preposterous but also perilous, something that could yield bad science.
  这种想法在格雷戈里和一群与他志同道合的生物学家看来不仅荒谬而且危险，很可能会带来伪科学。
• 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。
• The whole idea was preposterous.
  整个想法都荒唐透顶。
• Pension money was squandered in the past on things like building holiday resorts in preposterous but politically important places.
  过去，养老金被挥霍在一些诸如在不合理却有政治意义的地点建设度假村的事情上。
• 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。
• This comment is absolutely preposterous.
  这种评论荒谬绝伦。
• 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。
• Wrong time, met the wrong person is a preposterous;
  对的时间，遇见错的人，是一种心伤；
• Any presumption that smoking is in anyway beneficial is totally preposterous.
  任何对抽烟不管怎样是有好处益处的假设都是完全荒唐的。