单词 | irrational |
释义 | irrational (ɪræʃənəl ) adjective If you describe someone's feelings and behaviour as irrational, you mean they are not based on logical reasons or clear thinking. ...an irrational fear of science. Synonyms: illogical, crazy [informal], silly, absurd irrationally adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective] The market is behaving irrationally. Some days I feel irrationally anxious. irrationality (ɪræʃənælɪti ) uncountable noun ...the irrationality of his behaviour. [+ of] Synonyms: senselessness, absurdity, lack of judgment, illogicality Collocations: irrational behaviour I considered all my previous irrational behaviour to have been reasonably excusable, because it had been conducted with consenting adults. Times, Sunday Times But his plans are thwarted by the irrational behaviour of others. Times, Sunday Times It encourages irrational behaviour from the clubs who are not in receipt of parachute payments. Times,Sunday Times To one generation, this will seem strange and irrational behaviour. Times, Sunday Times It explains so much that, even in the midst of these ongoing dramas and the irrational behaviour of others, it all makes perfect sense. Times, Sunday Times The wolves represent the majority who display an irrational prejudice and hatred towards the minority, the rabbits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are irrational prejudices too. Times, Sunday Times In the phrase, prejudice renders a man's virtue his habit, he defends people's cherished, but untaught, irrational prejudices (the greater it behooved them, the more they cherished it). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Again, combating her irrational thinking, and with a positive memory in mind, she could bolster her new view. Times, Sunday Times Royalists found comfort in equally irrational thinking. Times, Sunday Times By using this approach, the person can begin to recognize their irrational thinking and find an alternative way to approach situations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A correlation has been found between paranormal belief and irrational thinking. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Five minutes after leaving the house and that familiar, irrational thought begins to gnaw away. Times, Sunday Times She can probably even work up a rational explanation for that one irrational thought, or was it two? The Times Literary Supplement Try to replace each irrational thought with a more rational one, but one at a time, rather than dealing with them all at once. The Sun She remained highly sensitive to rejection but learned to identify the unhealthy and irrational thoughts that invariably preceded her intense emotional responses. Christianity Today Utterly irrational thoughts of contamination have held him hostage. Times, Sunday Times It's a great day for romance, but depending on what frame of mind you're in, your actions could range from boring to totally irrational. The Sun It was not just bizarre, it was totally irrational. The Sun In fact, it's totally irrational to blame yourself for a random disaster on this scale, when nine times out of ten riders would have escaped with, say, a broken collarbone. Times, Sunday Times That way, you don't have to convince him that you would do something totally irrational: plunge him and yourself off the cliff. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Utterly irrational thoughts of contamination have held him hostage. Times, Sunday Times Here lie utterly irrational levels of guilt. Times, Sunday Times The extreme pressures imposed by professional sport can result in utterly irrational behaviour. Times, Sunday Times This bizarre, utterly irrational masterpiece, lasting little more than an hour, has images that bury themselves in the mind. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 不理性的 Japanese: 不合理な |
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