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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

nonsense

英  [ˈnɒnsəns]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1. [U 不可数名词] 胡言乱语 , 蠢话

    If you say that something spoken or written is nonsense, you mean that you consider it to be untrue or silly.

    双语例句

    例：

    Most orthodox doctors however dismiss this as complete nonsense.

    然而大多数传统的医生将此视为一派胡言而不予考虑。

    例：

    all that poetic nonsense about love.

    所有关于爱情的充满诗情画意的傻话。

    2. [U 不可数名词] 蠢事

    You can use nonsense to refer to something that you think is foolish or that you disapprove of.

    双语例句

    例：

    Surely it is an economic nonsense to deplete the world of natural resources.

    耗尽世界的自然资源无疑是一件愚蠢的经济行为。

    3. [U 不可数名词] 无意义的话

    You can refer to spoken or written words that do not mean anything because they do not make sense as nonsense.

    双语例句

    例：

    a children's nonsense poem by Charles E Carryl.

    查尔斯·E·卡里尔写的一首儿童打油诗。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • make a nonsense of something

    1. 使…荒唐可笑 , 使…失去意义

    To make a nonsense of something or to make nonsense of it means to make it seem ridiculous or pointless.

    双语例句

    例：

    The fighting made a nonsense of peace pledges made last week.

    这场战斗使上周做出的和平承诺失去了意义。

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