nonsense

美 [ˈnɑːnsens]英 [ˈnɒnsns]
  • n.胡说,废话;胡言乱语;胡扯;胡闹,愚蠢的行为;谬论;<生>无意义突变; 无意义密码子;冒失;毫无意义的话;无价值 (或不重要) 的东西;不可接受的行为;没有意义的文章
  • adj.无意义的,荒谬的;<生>含有无意义密码子的
  • int.荒唐;胡说;废话

复数: nonsenses

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nonsensenonsense

noun

1

谬论;胡扯;胡言乱语
ideas, statements or beliefs that you think are ridiculous or not true

Reports that he has resigned are nonsense.

有关他已经辞职的报道是无稽之谈。

You're talking nonsense !

你在胡说八道!

‘I won't go.’ ‘Nonsense! You must go!’

“我不想去。”“胡扯!你一定得去!”

It's nonsense to say they don't care.

说他们不在意那是瞎扯。

The idea is an economic nonsense.

这种观点是经济学上的谬论。

2

愚蠢的行为;冒失;不可接受的行为
silly or unacceptable behaviour

The new teacher won't stand for any nonsense.

这位新教师不会容忍任何无礼行为。

3

毫无意义的话;没有意义的文章
spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense

a book of children's nonsense poems

一本儿童打油诗集

Most of the translation he did for me was complete nonsense.

他给我做的大多数译文完全不知所云。

习语

to reduce the value of sth by a lot; to make sth seem ridiculous

如果人们可以收买警察,法律体系就会变得一文不值。
If people can bribe police officers, it makes a complete nonsense of the legal system.

used by some people to say that they think that sth is stupid or not true

nonsense

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 胡说;假话;愚蠢的话
    If you say that something spoken or written is nonsense, you mean that you consider it to be untrue or silly.

    Most orthodox doctors however dismiss this as complete nonsense.

    但大多数传统的医生认为此说法完全是胡说八道。

  • 2
    N-UNCOUNT 愚蠢的举动;冒失(或轻浮)的行为
    You can use nonsense to refer to something that you think is foolish or that you disapprove of.

    Surely it is an economic nonsense to deplete the world of natural resources...

    耗尽世界的自然资源毋庸置疑是愚蠢的经济行为。

  • 3
    N-UNCOUNT 无意义的话;荒谬的话
    You can refer to spoken or written words that do not mean anything because they do not make sense as nonsense .

    ...a children's nonsense poem by Charles E Carryl.

    查尔斯·E.卡里尔写的一首儿童打油诗

  • 4
    See also:no-nonsense

  • 5
    PHRASE 使变得荒唐;使失去意义
    To make a nonsense of something or to make nonsense of it means to make it seem ridiculous or pointless.

    The fighting made a nonsense of peace pledges made in London last week...

    这场战斗使上周在伦敦所作的和平承诺变成一纸空文。

noun

1
ornamental objects of no great value
Synonym: folderal falderol frill gimcrackery gimcrack trumpery
2
a message that seems to convey no meaning
Synonym: bunk nonsensicality meaninglessness hokum

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  1. What he said is sheer nonsense .

    他的话纯粹是胡说。

  2. None of your nonsense !

    不兴胡说!

  3. I have never in my entire life heard such nonsense !

    我一生中从未听到过这样的废话!

  4. The new teacher won 't stand for any nonsense .

    这位新教师不会容忍任何无礼行为。

  5. The article was just so much nonsense .

    那篇文章纯粹是胡说八道。

  6. It 's nonsense to say they don 't care .

    说他们不在意那是瞎扯。

  7. Most of the translation he did for me was complete nonsense .

    他给我做的大多数译文完全不知所云。

  8. The idea is an economic nonsense .

    这种观点是经济学上的谬论。

  9. If people can bribe police officers , it makes a complete nonsense of the legal system .

    如果人们可以收买警察,法律体系就会变得一文不值。

  10. ' Nonsense ! ' he said hotly .

    “废话!”他怒气冲冲地说。

  11. Reports that he has resigned are nonsense .

    有关他已经辞职的报道是无稽之谈。

  12. You 're talking nonsense !

    你在胡说八道!

  13. His biography is nothing but self-regarding nonsense .

    他的传记只不过是自命不凡的一派胡言。

  14. He was gabbling nonsense .

    他在叽里咕噜说废话。

  15. Surely it is an economic nonsense to deplete the world of natural resources

    耗尽世界的自然资源毋庸置疑是愚蠢的经济行为。

  16. The fighting made a nonsense of peace pledges made in London last week

    这场战斗使上周在伦敦所作的和平承诺变成一纸空文。

  17. It makes nonsense of our own rules governing laws of adoption in this country .

    这使将我们自己的规定凌驾于该国收养法之上的做法显得十分荒谬。

  18. I think there is a limit to how much of this nonsense people are going to put up with .

    我想人们对这种胡闹总有一个承受极限。

  19. Most orthodox doctors however dismiss this as complete nonsense .

    但大多数传统的医生认为此说法完全是胡说八道。

  20. He said that dowsing for water is complete nonsense

    他说用占卜杖探测水源完全是胡说八道。

  21. I think it 's absolute nonsense .

    我认为那十足是无稽之谈。

  22. I think that a lot of poetry published today is obscurantist nonsense .

    我认为当今出版的很多诗歌都是故弄玄虚的无病呻吟。

  23. The idea that people plan their radio listening is nonsense ; most tune in impulsively .

    认为人们有计划地收听广播的观点完全是无稽之谈,大部分人是随意收听。

  24. This , of course , is utter nonsense .

    这当然是一派胡言。

  25. It is a nonsense to say we have untrained staff dealing with emergencies

    说我们派未受过培训的员工来处理紧急事故简直是胡说八道。

  26. For a while the artist completely lost his way . The famous humour gave way to sentimental nonsense

    有一阵子这位艺术家完全迷失了方向,其出了名的幽默风趣被伤感而煽情的不知所云取而代之。

  27. I 'm not buying any of that nonsense .

    我才不信那些废话呢。

  28. His response was full of pretentious nonsense

    他的答复是一派荒谬的虚夸之词。

  29. She is fascinated by algebra while he considers it meaningless nonsense .

    她对代数非常着迷,而他却认为代数毫无意义。

  30. A girl 's place is in the home , not gallivanting around and filling her head with nonsense .

    女孩子就该在家呆着,不能四处闲逛,成天胡思乱想。

nonsense bullshit rubbish twaddle 【导航词义:废话】
nonsense v. 胡说,废话
〔辨析〕

指荒唐、愚蠢的话语、看法等。

〔例证〕

Stop your nonsense!

别胡扯!

You're telling us nonsense.

你是在跟我们瞎扯。

What he said is sheer nonsense.

他的话纯粹是胡说。

bullshit v. 〈口〉胡说,瞎扯
〔辨析〕

较粗俗用词,指完全不真实的蠢话。

〔例证〕

Forget all that bullshit and listen to me!

别讲那些废话,听我说!

That's bullshit! I don't believe a word of it.

屁话!我一个字也不信。

rubbish v. 〈尤英,非正式〉胡说八道,废话
〔辨析〕

从本义“垃圾”引申指毫无价值的话或想法。

〔例证〕

Don't talk rubbish.

别胡说八道。

His book is a load of rubbish.

他的书简直是废话连篇。

twaddle v. 〈旧,非正式〉废话,蠢话
〔辨析〕

指说的或写的无聊的东西。

〔例证〕

I won't believe in all that twaddle about fate.

我才不信那些关于命运的蠢话呢。

His essay is nothing but twaddle.

他的文章完全是一派胡言。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

nonsense与以下词性连用

adj.

absolute nonsense

一派胡言;纯粹胡闹

complete nonsense

一派胡言;纯粹胡闹

utter nonsense

一派胡言;纯粹胡闹

v.

talk nonsense

胡说八道

n.

make (a) nonsense of sth

使…的价值大打折扣;使…显得荒诞
to reduce the value of sth by a lot; to make sth seem ridiculous

If people can bribe police officers, it makes a complete nonsense of the legal system.

如果人们可以收买警察,法律体系就会变得一文不值。

stuff and nonsense

废话;胡说八道
used by some people to say that they think that sth is stupid or not true