ridiculous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ri·dic·u·lous /rɪˈdɪkjələs/ ●●○ S3 adjective STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEvery silly or unreasonable 愚蠢的；荒唐的，可笑的 That’s a ridiculous idea! 那主意很荒唐！ Don’t be ridiculous! 别傻了！ I’d look ridiculous in a dress like that. 我穿那样的裙子会显得很可笑。absolutely/totally/utterly ridiculous It’s an absolutely ridiculous decision. 这个决定荒谬绝伦。it is ridiculous that It’s ridiculous that we have to wait six weeks. 我们得等六个星期，这太荒谬了。► see thesaurus at stupid —ridiculously adverb a ridiculously expensive jacket 贵得离谱的夹克 ridiculously low prices 低得出奇的价格 —ridiculousness noun [uncountable]n COLLOCATIONSadverbsabsolutely/utterly ridiculousYou look absolutely ridiculous in that short skirt.quite ridiculous (=completely ridiculous)I thought his behaviour was quite ridiculous.totally ridiculousThe idea is totally ridiculous.slightly ridiculousAndrew felt slightly ridiculous carrying the dog.faintly ridiculous (=slightly ridiculous)Her urge to run away seemed faintly ridiculous now.patently ridiculous (=obviously ridiculous)Her excuse was patently ridiculous.n GrammarRidiculous is not used with ‘very’. You say: I think it’s absolutely ridiculous. ✗Don’t say: I think it’s very ridiculous.
Examples from the Corpus
ridiculous• This whole thing is just so ridiculous.• She wore some sort of ridiculous cowgirl getup.• Now that is a ridiculous experiment, and impossible to do.• I remember the ridiculous plans such as the selective employment tax.• Jeanne Tripplehorn pairs with Dylan McDermott in this comedy about a ridiculous romantic and an utter realist brought together by destiny.• While I do not agree with much of what Sinead says, I feel I must defend her from your ridiculous slurs.• This should have been plainly ridiculous to the Elizabethan audience.• He considers such maneuverings a ridiculous way to run a government and still potentially hazardous to the credit markets here and abroad.absolutely/totally/utterly ridiculous• Now he'd put all the facts together the story sounded absolutely ridiculous.• It was entirely against her will and utterly ridiculous, but she could not seem to stop doing it.• What a totally ridiculous dream - and about Fen of all people, the last person imaginable, a man she disliked.• And the action premise that completes this credo may seem totally ridiculous in these troubled times.• He looked utterly ridiculous, lounging untidily back against the door.• How utterly ridiculous! she chided herself sharply.• Why should it matter how many photos you had? Totally ridiculous things.• Which is, of course, totally ridiculous, when you look at it rationally.ri·dic·u·lous adjective →n GRAMMAR1 →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
unreasonable or silly very Corpus
ridiculous
ri‧dic‧u‧lous S2 /rɪˈdɪkjələs, rɪˈdɪkjʊləs/
adjective
very silly or unreasonable:
That’s a ridiculous idea!
Don’t be ridiculous!
I’d look ridiculous in a dress like that.
absolutely/totally/utterly ridiculous
It’s an absolutely ridiculous decision.
it is ridiculous that
It’s ridiculous that we have to wait six weeks.
—ridiculously adverb:
a ridiculously expensive jacket
ridiculously low prices
—ridiculousness noun [uncountable]
■ adverbs
▪absolutely/utterly ridiculous You look absolutely ridiculous in that short skirt.
▪quite ridiculous (=completely ridiculous) I thought his behaviour was quite ridiculous.
▪totally ridiculous The idea is totally ridiculous.
▪slightly ridiculous Andrew felt slightly ridiculous carrying the dog.
▪faintly ridiculous (=slightly ridiculous) Her urge to run away seemed faintly ridiculous now.
▪patently ridiculous (=obviously ridiculous) Her excuse was patently ridiculous.
■ 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.
ri‧dic‧u‧lous S2 /rɪˈdɪkjələs, rɪˈdɪkjʊləs/
adjectivevery silly or unreasonable:
absolutely/totally/utterly ridiculous
it is ridiculous that
—ridiculously adverb:
—ridiculousness noun [uncountable]
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