laughable
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++laugh·a·ble /ˈlɑːfəbəl $ ˈlæ-/ adjective STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEsomething that is laughable is impossible to believe or be serious about, because it is so silly or bad 可笑的，荒唐的 SYN ridiculous The promises are so far from reality that they are laughable. 这些承诺严重脱离实际，甚至荒唐可笑。► see thesaurus at stupid —laughably adverbExamples from the Corpus
laughable• The government's attempt to privatize the prison service has been simply laughable.• The price of the house was almost laughable.• It would be laughable if it wasn't so serious.laugh·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
impossible that Corpus be serious is something laughable believe or is to
laughable
laugh‧a‧ble /ˈlɑːfəbəl $ ˈlæ-/
adjective
SYN ridiculous:
The promises are so far from reality that they are laughable.
—laughably adverb
■ very stupid
▪crazy not at all sensible or reasonable – used when you are very surprised by someone’s behaviour or what they have said: Ian’s got some crazy plan to drive across Africa. | She looked at me as if I was crazy! | You’re crazy to think of hitch-hiking on your own.
▪ridiculous extremely stupid: You look ridiculous in that hat. | Some people spend a ridiculous amount of money on cars. | It’s absolutely ridiculous to suggest that he would do something like that.
▪absurd/ludicrous extremely stupid – used especially when an idea or situation seems strange or illogical: How can a return ticket cost less than a single? It’s totally absurd! | It was a ludicrous idea. | Some of the objections to the theory are simply absurd.
▪laughable so stupid that you cannot believe someone is telling the truth or being serious: The accusations were almost laughable. | a laughable suggestion | It would be laughable if it wasn’t so serious.
laugh‧a‧ble /ˈlɑːfəbəl $ ˈlæ-/
adjective Word Family: noun: laugh, laughter; adverb: laughably, laughingly; verb: laugh; adjective: laughable
something that is laughable is impossible to believe or be serious about, because it is so silly or bad SYN ridiculous:
—laughably adverb
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