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hare-brained

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈhare-brained adjective  STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEa hare-brained plan or idea is very silly or unlikely to succeed 〔计划、想法〕愚蠢的,轻率的,不切实际的 his latest hare-brained scheme 他那不切实际的最新方案
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hare-brainedSelf magazine has a hare-brained interpretation in its current issue.This Government's many imaginative and effective initiatives are far more helpful to the regions than any hare-brained scheme from Labour.Alice had to figure out how to pay the rent after Ralph spent the money on another of his hare-brained schemes.It's just a hare-brained theory of mine.hare-brained schemeThis Government's many imaginative and effective initiatives are far more helpful to the regions than any hare-brained scheme from Labour.
ˈhare-brained adjectiveChineseSyllable
plan or Corpus is hare-brained very silly a idea


hare-brained
ˈhare-brained adjective
a hare-brained plan or idea is very silly or unlikely to succeed:
    his latest hare-brained scheme


hare-brainedBrE /ˈheə breɪnd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈher breɪnd/ 🔊 adjective (informal) crazy and unlikely to succeed 疯狂的;轻率的a hare-brained scheme/idea/theory 轻率的计划/想法/理论