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

• I verily believe& that was why I saw it was so preposterous of me to think of being a curate.
  我真这样相信&就是由于这种情况，所以我才觉得我作牧师的想法非常荒谬。
• The implication that marital infidelity enhances a leader's credibility is preposterous.
  婚姻不忠会提升领导人可信度的暗示荒谬之极。
• The conceit seems too preposterous to be thought of as a serious opinion.
  现在把这种观念作为严肃的意见来对待，似乎太可笑了。
• 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。
• Everyone I know complain about that house: My mother says it is too large, that it was built for another world, and is now preposterous.
  我认识的所有都抱怨过这房子：我妈妈说它太大了，简直是为另一个世界修建的，现在看来是荒谬的；
• 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。
• Wrong time, met the wrong person is a preposterous;
  对的时间，遇见错的人，是一种心伤；
• 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。
• Perhaps you would have more success if your story were not so preposterous.
  如果你的故事不这么荒谬，你可能会成功。