preposterous

[US]/prɪˈpɒstərəs/
[UK]/prɪˈpɑːstərəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 反常的,荒谬的,荒谬可笑的
adv. 反常地,荒谬地,荒谬可笑地

Example Sentences

That's a preposterous excuse!

那是一个荒谬的藉口!

a preposterous old woman

一位可笑的老妇人

What a preposterous idea!

多么荒谬的想法!

It would be preposterous to shovel coal with a teaspoon.

用茶匙铲煤 是荒谬的。

why are you taxing me with these preposterous allegations?.

为什么你用这些荒谬的断言来指责我?。

Real-world Examples

The International and Japanese Olympic Committees call the report preposterous and categorically untrue.

国际奥委会和日本奥委会称该报道荒谬且绝对不真实。

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2021 Collection

The idea is preposterous, and I kick it out of my head.

这个想法真荒谬,我把它提出了我的脑海。

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

Many scholars find this to be somewhere between insufficient, improbable and preposterous.

许多学者认为依靠具有合并大优势的单一突变体的这一语言进化理论是不充分、不恰当,而且荒谬的。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I cannot accept my father's preposterous offer!

我不能接受我父亲荒谬的求婚!

Source: Bedtime stories for children

But you have to add my name to your paper. That's preposterous.

但你们的论文得加上我的名字,太荒谬了。

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 9

That's preposterous. How would she go unrecognized just by wearing a wig?

那也太荒谬了。怎么可能她一戴上假发,人们就认不出她了呢?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 8

I'm not recommending it. I'm saying it already happened. That's preposterous.

我不是提议 他已经那样做了 这太荒谬了。

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 3

But once they got going, mammals expanded prodigiously - sometimes to an almost preposterous degree.

但是,一旦起步,哺乳动物就大大地增大了自己的个儿——有时候大到了荒唐的地步。

Source: A Brief History of Everything

He can't handle the fact that I'm a bigger deal than he is now. Oh, preposterous!

他无法接受现在我比他还大咖的事实,真是荒谬!

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 6

It may sound preposterous. And, of course, pets can't vote. But, often, misinformation starts with a kernel of truth.

听起来可能很荒谬,当然,宠物是不能投票的。但是,假信息往往始于真相的核心。

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

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