英英释义
laughable [ 'lɑ:fəbl, 'læf- ]
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adj.
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incongruous;inviting ridicule
"a contribution so small as to be laughable"
同义词： absurd cockeyed derisory idiotic ludicrous nonsensical preposterous ridiculous
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arousing or provoking laughter
"it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"
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incongruous;inviting ridicule
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
laughable /ˈlɑːfəbəl/ CET4
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ADJ If you say that something such as an idea or suggestion is laughable, you mean that it is so silly or stupid as to be funny and not worth serious consideration. 可笑的 [usu v-link ADJ]
例：The idea that TV shows like "Dallas" or "Dynasty" represent typical American life is laughable.
认为像《豪门恩怨》或《鹰冠庄园》那样的电视剧代表典型美国生活的想法是可笑的。
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laughably ADV 可笑地
例：To an outsider, the issues that we fight about would seem almost laughably petty.
对于一个局外人，我们争执的那些问题会显得几乎可笑地微不足道。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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The idea that TV shows like "Dallas" or "Dynasty" represent typical American life is laughable.
认为像《豪门恩怨》或《鹰冠庄园》那样的电视剧代表典型美国生活的想法是可笑的。
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They both laughed but it was not because the idea was laughable but because they both so liked it.
他们都笑了，但这并不是因为这个想法很可笑，而是因为他们都很喜欢它。
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The Athlete, the Lecturer, the Scientific Discoverer was a laughable, lovable, healthy young human thing.
这位运动员、演说家、科学发现者是有趣的、讨人喜欢的、健康的年轻人。
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I never dreamed it would lead to such strange, laughable results.
VOA: special.2011.03.26
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The core of Socrates' proposal for equal education is presented in a context that he knows to be or suggests will be laughable.
苏格拉底平等教育建议的核心,在文中可见,他知道或暗示那将会被笑的脉络。
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And while Yemen's Central Bank projects economic growth as high as eight percent in 2010, to average Yemenis, the idea that their country's economy is growing is laughable.
VOA: standard.2010.04.20
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