preposterous

adj.

1. 荒唐的；极不合情理的
   completely unreasonable, especially in a way that is shocking or annoying
   1. These claims are absolutely preposterous!
      这些要求简直荒谬绝伦！
2. 怪诞的；离奇古怪的
   unusual in a silly or shocking way
   1. The band were famous for their preposterous clothes and haircuts.
      这支乐队以怪异的服装和发式而闻名。

1. ADJ-GRADED 极其荒谬的；愚蠢至极的
   If you describe something as preposterous, you mean that it is extremely unreasonable and foolish.
   1. The whole idea was preposterous.
      整个想法都荒唐透顶。
   2. ...their preposterous claim that they had unearthed a plot.
      他们无比愚蠢地声称自己发现了一个阴谋

1. The implication that marital infidelity enhances a leader's credibility is preposterous.
   婚姻不忠会提升领导人可信度的暗示荒谬之极。
2. The whole idea was preposterous.
   整个想法都荒唐透顶。
3. I verily believe& that was why I saw it was so preposterous of me to think of being a curate.
   我真这样相信&就是由于这种情况，所以我才觉得我作牧师的想法非常荒谬。
4. This comment is absolutely preposterous.
   这种评论荒谬绝伦。
5. Utterly preposterous as His cravat was, and as His collars were, I was conscious of a sort of dignity in the look.
   尽管他的领带和衣领是十足的可笑，可是从他的眼光中我却看到了一种尊严。
6. For Gregory and a group of like-minded biologists, this idea is not just preposterous but also perilous, something that could yield bad science.
   这种想法在格雷戈里和一群与他志同道合的生物学家看来不仅荒谬而且危险，很可能会带来伪科学。
7. That number would be preposterous in other countries.
   这个数字在其他国家会很荒谬。
8. That's a preposterous accusation!
   那样的指责简直荒谬可笑！
9. The conceit seems too preposterous to be thought of as a serious opinion.
   现在把这种观念作为严肃的意见来对待，似乎太可笑了。
10. Any presumption that smoking is in anyway beneficial is totally preposterous.
    任何对抽烟不管怎样是有好处益处的假设都是完全荒唐的。
11. This is all preposterous!
    这些都太荒谬了。
12. We denounce the preposterous statement of the warmonger Churchill.
    我们斥责战争贩子丘吉尔的狂妄声明。
13. Everyone I know complain about that house: My mother says it is too large, that it was built for another world, and is now preposterous.
    我认识的所有都抱怨过这房子：我妈妈说它太大了，简直是为另一个世界修建的，现在看来是荒谬的；
14. These claims are absolutely preposterous!
    这些要求简直荒谬绝伦！
15. It's really quite preposterous for me to offer up a tips list on this subject.
    在这个方面提出一份提示表真是十分的荒诞。
16. Pension money was squandered in the past on things like building holiday resorts in preposterous but politically important places.
    过去，养老金被挥霍在一些诸如在不合理却有政治意义的地点建设度假村的事情上。
17. Perhaps you would have more success if your story were not so preposterous.
    如果你的故事不这么荒谬，你可能会成功。
18. He rushed about doing preposterous things in an extraordinary manner.
    他奔来奔去，离奇古怪地干下了种种荒谬的事情。
19. They had all inherited their father's preposterous quickness and elegance.
    他们全都继承了父亲那种不同寻常的敏捷和高雅。
20. He hopes that his preposterous reasons may be understood.
    他希望自己语无伦次的理由能被人理解。
21. The aforesaid arrangement seemed preposterous.
    上述安排似乎有点荒唐。
22. Wrong time, met the wrong person is a preposterous;
    对的时间，遇见错的人，是一种心伤；
23. She didn't know what to say to such a preposterous idea.
    她不知该怎样回答这个荒谬无比的想法。
24. The excuse he gave for his lateness was so preposterous that everyone laughed.
    他为自己的迟到所编造的藉口是如此荒谬，以至大家都感到好笑。
25. At first glance the idea seems preposterous.
    乍一看，这个想法似乎十分荒谬。
26. Once upon a time, the thought that Korean or Japanese vehicles could compete with Detroit seemed preposterous.
    曾经，韩国车和日本车会与底特律竞争的想法好像是那么的荒谬。
27. It was preposterous; it was impossible.
    这太荒唐了，真不可想像。
28. This preposterous order roused the Carthaginians from despair.
    这一荒谬的命令使迦太基人从绝望中惊醒。
29. I never had dreamed of any such preposterous results as the thing that had happened.
    我做梦也没有想到，事情的结果竟是如此之荒唐透顶。
30. The idea was preposterous and I determined not to give it a second thought.
    这个想法太荒谬了，我决心不再想它了。

adj

1. incongruous
   1. the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
   2. that's a cockeyed idea
   3. ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
   4. a contribution so small as to be laughable
   5. it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
   6. a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
   7. her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous

   Synonym:    absurdcockeyedderisoryidioticlaughableludicrousnonsensicalridiculous