音标:[pri:'pɒstәrәs] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 反常的, 乖戾的, 荒谬的, 首末倒置的
s incongruous; inviting ridicule

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preposterous的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. That's a preposterous accusation!那样的指责简直荒谬可笑!
  2. The result is preposterous.结果很可笑。

经典引文

  • Nothing can be more preposterous than a mother who thinks it below her to take care of her..child.

    出自:W. Buchan
  • He expressed his gay mood by tying a preposterous turban round his head.

    出自:R. K. Narayan
  • Accusations that he was a 'fascist'..are little short of preposterous.

    出自:F. Tomlin
【近义词】

1. Take It One Step At a Time Some tasks, at first glance, may seem simply overwhelming or require a Herculean amount of effort, so in term we dont do anything, at all. Its important not to let yourself discouraged by any particular amount of work or

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He spoke as though I were a child that needed to be distracted. 他说话的样子,倒好像我是个小孩子,需要他把我的精神岔开似的。 I was sore, but not with him so much as with myself. 我气得要命,但与其说是对他倒不

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1. Put your personal work out in the world so that its potentially vulnerable for negative comments. A video on YouTube, a piece of writing online anything that can be complimented or critiqued, which will either boost your confidence or thicken your

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我不是提议 I'm not recommending it. 他已经那样做了 I'm saying it already happened. 这太荒谬了 That's preposterous. 是吧 莱纳德 Tell her,Leonard. 那个... Well... 不是吧 No. 拜托 不是我的错 Come on. It wasn't my fault.

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