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

他为自己的迟到所编造的借口是如此荒谬，以至大家都感到好笑。

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They have come up with one so preposterous they might have been better off simply issuing a decree.

他们之前的想法荒唐可笑，他们认为只要颁布一个监禁命令，他们的日子就会好过些。

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I resisted for a long time, because it looks so preposterous, but it's really much more comfortable.

我对此抗拒了很长时间，因为这样看上去很傻，可其实却很舒适。

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If these movies existed, then surely whatever measly story was bubbling in my brain was not so preposterous.

NEWYORKER: A Psychotronic Childhood

The whole thing is so preposterous that only someone with a Lewis Carroll-like imagination could have dreamt it up.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Gore's assertions that all is well with our military were so preposterous that they added to his credibility problem.

FORBES: Election Stranger Than Fiction