单词 | laughable |
释义 | laughable (lɑːfəbəl , læf- ) adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you say that something such as an idea or suggestion is laughable, you mean that it is so stupid as to be funny and not worth serious consideration. The idea that she didn't know anything is laughable. laughably adverb [usually ADVERB adjective] To an outsider, the issues that we fight about would seem almost laughably petty. Collocations: almost laughable In isolation, it was inconsequential, almost laughable. The Sun (2014) That objective would have sounded almost laughable had she said the same thing last year. Times, Sunday Times (2014) THE idea to voluntarily limit the speed of cars is almost laughable. The Sun (2009) SPANISH playmaker has lost his way all year, with some of his recent passing errors almost laughable. The Sun (2015) Try to imagine a man saying this about his career, and it's almost laughable. Christianity Today (2000) Translations: Chinese: 可笑的 Japanese: ばかばかしい |
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