preposterous

美 [pr??pɑst(?)r?s] 　英 [pr??p?st(?)r?s]

• adj.荒唐的；極不合情理的；怪誕的；離奇古怪的
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)荒謬的；可笑的；反常的

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At this point I agreed with you that it was preposterous, and was glad to find that all my deductions had been correct.

在這一點上，我同意你的看法，它的確非常荒謬，我很高興知道，我的所有推論都是正確的。

In the entire history of mankind, there has not been a more preposterous spectacle than this.

在整個人類的歷史上，再也沒有比這個更加荒唐的奇觀了。

It might sound preposterous but the only way out of this logjam is to pull back the manufacturing base out of China.

現(xiàn)在的辦法也許是荒謬可笑的，但現(xiàn)在解決僵局的唯一辦法就是將制造業(yè)移出中國。

It's such a preposterous setup that I was always aware of the plot chugging away, and the logistics of the chase defy all common sense.

如此荒謬的鋪墊，總是讓我覺得這個故事已經(jīng)熄火了。還有追捕過程中的供給問題，完全不合常理。

There's no toothpaste, no soap powder, not the basic necessities of life. It was preposterous and embarrassing to work in such a government.

沒有牙膏，沒有肥皂、洗衣粉，生活必需品得不到滿足，在這樣的一個政府里工作是荒謬和尷尬的。

I find that preposterous, not to mention distasteful, given that some of these people have lost their life savings.

有些投資者在這場騙局中損失了畢生的積蓄，在這種情況下，我覺得上面這類說法不僅荒謬，而且讓人反感。

Once upon a time, the thought that Korean or Japanese vehicles could compete with Detroit seemed preposterous.

曾經(jīng)，韓國車和日本車會與底特律競爭的想法好像是那么的荒謬。

At the time the IWW's vision of a new worker-controlled order seemed "if not on the verge of becoming reality, not preposterous either" .

那時，世界產(chǎn)業(yè)工人組織對于由工人主導(dǎo)的新規(guī)則的看法似乎是“即使并不接近現(xiàn)實，那也并不是荒謬可笑的?！?/jz>

The project was all the more preposterous because Mugabe's "official" salary as president is only about $57, 000 per year.

這項工程最不合理的地方就在于穆加貝作為政府官員的工資每年大概只有五萬七千美元。

He was usually preposterous vet somehow achieved a certain dignity by his remoteness and agelessness.

他自己雖常常很荒謬，然而他以他表現(xiàn)出來的冷漠和無情贏得了一定的尊重。

So for me, it was preposterous to believe that everybody's individual identity can be determined by four blood types.

所以對我來說，相信所有人的個性可以由四種血型來決定是荒誕不經(jīng)的。

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

這是我有生以來從未碰到的最荒謬絕倫的場面。

So a sum that seemed preposterous only a few months ago has won overwhelming approval from politicians.

幾個月前這似乎還是空前之巨的金額，現(xiàn)已從各方政客那里取得勢不可擋的贊同。

The excuse he gave for his lateness was so preposterous that everyone laughed.

他為自己的遲到所編造的藉口是如此荒謬，以至大家都感到好笑。

The idea that by 1975 more than 60 percent of American families would own two or more sets was preposterous .

到1975年超過60%的美國家庭將會擁有兩臺以上的電視機(jī)——這在當(dāng)時簡直是異想天開。

Proper rock stars who could actually play an instrument had Ferraris which they drove at preposterous speeds, usually into a swimming pool.

我覺得吧真正會玩音樂的搖滾明星應(yīng)該把法拉利開到飛快，一般要飛進(jìn)游泳池才罷休。

"It would be preposterous to take so grave a step on the advice of an enemy" (J. A. Froude).

“聽從敵人的意見采取這一重要步驟太愚蠢了”（J.A。弗魯?shù)?/c>）。

The conceit seems too preposterous to be thought of as a serious opinion.

現(xiàn)在把這種觀念作為嚴(yán)肅的意見來對待，似乎太可笑了。

It would BE preposterous to shovel coal with a teaspoon.

用茶匙鏟煤是荒謬的。

The movie has a keen, bitter sense of the sudden breakdown of preposterous illusions.

電影犀利尖刻地反映了那些荒謬幻象的瞬間崩潰。

The idea of reopening the treaties had seemed merely to be a preposterous German obsession.

重新修訂條約這種主意看來不過就是愚蠢的德國人在發(fā)癡了。

And having just sentenced Miss Suu Kyi to another 18 months' house arrest on the most preposterous of charges, just as repressive.

并且，最近剛以最荒謬的莫須有罪名判決AungSanSuuKyi另一個18個月居家軟禁，正如禁錮心靈一樣。

Utterly preposterous as his cravat was, and as his collars were, I was conscious of a sort of dignity in the look.

盡管他的領(lǐng)帶和衣領(lǐng)是十足的可笑，可是從他的眼光中我卻看到了一種尊嚴(yán)。

Actually, when it comes to the real thing, that result doesn't sound all that preposterous.

事實上，在世界杯足球賽中，這一結(jié)果也沒什么不可思議的。

Yet his mistakes and follies notwithstanding, Russia's claim that it was "enforcing peace" is preposterous.

盡管由于他的愚蠢鑄成大錯，但俄國“維持和平”的要求仍是荒謬的。

Given such conditions, the idea that the building blocks of life originated in space rather than on the earth might seem preposterous.

鑒于這種嚴(yán)酷條件，生命來自宇宙而非地球的這種想法看來十分荒謬。

Isn't it preposterous even to compare Ahmadinejad with a democratically elected Western leader?

把艾哈邁迪內(nèi)賈德和一個民主選舉的西方領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人相比較難道不是很荒謬嗎？

Some think it preposterous to ban a work of literature that many in the rest of world admire as a shining symbol of Arab culture.

不少人認(rèn)為禁止這樣一部被世界各地譽為璀璨阿拉伯文化的文學(xué)作品真是荒謬可笑。

Therefore for someone to say that through prayer I am able to know 80 or 90% of God's hidden or unrevealed will is really preposterous .

因此，如果有人說“我已經(jīng)通過禱告知道了神80-90%的意志”，這樣的說法是非常荒謬的。

But mental health charity Mind said it was a "preposterous suggestion" .

但心理健康協(xié)會的人認(rèn)為這是一個“荒謬的建議”。

Of course, South Korea can spin itself around these preposterous fabrications, and become laughter for the civilized audience.

韓國當(dāng)然可以繼續(xù)炫耀他們的拙劣行為，并以此作為文明人的笑料。

"Too does the year old inherit the person's thought, and gain eternal life? This was truly too preposterous. " He says.

“太歲繼承人的思想，并且獲得永生？這真是太荒謬了?！?c>他說。

So the idea that Egyptians would trust him to rule for months more, and possibly engineer a succession to a Mubarak clone, is preposterous.

所以埃及人會覺得，如果讓他再干幾個月、扶植個傀儡，這不太荒謬了么。

It is audacious, disruptive and preposterous on the face of it.

表面看來，其膽大妄為，且顛覆常理，又荒誕可笑。

Can electricity cause cancer? In a society that literally runs on electric power, the very idea seems preposterous.

電能致癌嗎？對于一個完全依賴于電力生存的社會，這個問題似乎是荒謬的。

However, Epiphyllum, although only one is now, it is preposterous to glory over the world up.

但是，曇花雖只一現(xiàn)，它卻畢竟光彩絕倫的于世界上來過。

To savages it would seem preposterous to seek out a place where nothing but learning was going on in order that one might learn.

對野蠻人來說，要找到一個專供學(xué)習(xí)的地方，除學(xué)習(xí)以外別無他事，這是十分荒謬的事。

Don't see you for well is be not and my a type of person, let folk listen to also not fearful utterly preposterous.

也不看看你是不是跟我一類人，讓人聽了去也不怕笑死人。

But in private, Chinese officials say the suggestion that China will do much more to save Europe is preposterous.

但私底下，中國官員們表示，要中國付出大得多的努力來拯救歐洲的提議是十分荒謬的。

Any presumption that smoking is in anyway beneficial is totally preposterous .

任何對抽煙不管怎樣是有益的假設(shè)都是完全荒謬的。