silly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sil·ly1 /ˈsɪli/ ●●● S2 adjective (comparative sillier, superlative silliest)  1  STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEnot sensible, or showing bad judgment 愚蠢的，没头脑的，傻的 Stop asking silly questions. 别再问傻问题了。 You made a lot of silly mistakes. 你犯了许多愚蠢的错误。 I left my keys at home, which was a pretty silly thing to do. 我干了件傻事，把钥匙落在家里了。 ‘Shall we go for a walk?’ ‘Don’t be silly, it’s dark.’ “我们去散步吧？”“别犯傻了，天都黑了。”► see thesaurus at stupid2  STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEstupid in a childish or embarrassing way 可笑的，荒唐的 I feel so silly in this outfit. 穿上这套衣服我觉得很可笑。 a silly hat 一顶傻里傻气的帽子 I hate their parties – we always end up playing silly games. 我讨厌他们的聚会——最后总是玩一些愚蠢的游戏。3  spokenJOKING/NOT SERIOUSSENSIBLE# not serious or practical 随便的；不切实际的；不实用的 They served us coffee in these silly little cups. 他们竟然用这种不实用的小杯子给我们上咖啡。4. bore somebody silly informalBORING to make someone extremely bored 令某人极为厌烦5. drink/laugh/scare etc yourself silly informal to drink or laugh etc so much that you stop behaving sensibly 喝得烂醉/笑得不成样子/吓得半死等 —silliness noun [uncountable]

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silly• And, though I believe she is at heart a sensible girl, she might be driven to do something silly.• Summoning the presence not to say something catty, I said something silly.• You know the sort of thing ... Good, kind people, but extraordinarily silly.• Don't pay any attention to her - she's just being silly.• I have a question which might sound a bit silly.• Now don't be silly, get up off the floor.• One such came lolloping up to Meredith, a silly grin on its face.• Rehearsals over, a certain degree of moodiness or silly humor would overtake him.• You're just a silly little boy.• Life was too short to worry about every silly little detail.• We saw all these city people with their silly little sandals on.• You've made a lot of silly mistakes in this essay.• That was silly of me -- I just locked the trunk and the keys are inside.• I thought it was a damn silly place to park if some one wanted to take a leak in the bushes.• Do you mind if I ask a silly question?• I had locked myself out, which was a silly thing to do.• It's silly to build another room onto the house now.• I think you're silly to worry so much about your hair.a ... silly thing to do• Landing down wind is a silly thing to do.silly2 noun spoken  STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEused to tell someone that you think they are not behaving sensibly 傻瓜，笨蛋 No, silly, I didn’t mean that. 不，傻瓜，我不是那个意思。

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silly• No, silly, put it over there!Origin silly1 Old English sælig “happy”

sil·ly1 adjectivesilly2 nounChineseSyllable  

or judgment Corpus not bad showing sensible,

silly

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sil‧ly¹ S2 /ˈsɪli/ adjective (comparative sillier, superlative silliest)1. not sensible, or showing bad judgment:
    Stop asking silly questions.
    You made a lot of silly mistakes.
    I left my keys at home, which was a pretty silly thing to do.
    ‘Shall we go for a walk?’ ‘Don’t be silly, it’s dark.’
2. stupid in a childish or embarrassing way:
    I feel so silly in this outfit.
    a silly hat
    I hate their parties – we always end up playing silly games.
3. spoken not serious or practical:
    They served us coffee in these silly little cups.
4. bore somebody silly informal to make someone extremely bored
5. drink/laugh/scare etc yourself silly informal to drink or laugh etc so much that you stop behaving sensibly
—silliness noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ stupid showing a total lack of good sense or good judgment. Stupid sounds very strong and is often used when you are annoyed or strongly criticizing someone’s behaviour: I wish you’d stop asking stupid questions. | It was stupid of me to leave the door unlocked. | Well, if you’re stupid enough to skate on the lake, you deserve to fall in.
   ▪ silly doing or saying things that are not sensible or serious, and that may make you feel embarrassed later. Silly sounds much gentler than stupid: a silly mistake | Don’t be so silly! There’s nothing wrong with you. | I think you’re silly to worry so much about your hair.
   ▪ daft informal not sensible, often in a way that is also amusing: Is this another of your daft ideas? | Don’t be daft! Of course you’re not too old to go clubbing.
   ▪ dumb informal especially American English stupid: a dumb question | He was dumb enough to believe her. | Oh, I just did the dumbest thing back there, I forgot my purse.
   ▪ foolish stupid. Foolish sounds rather formal and is used mainly in written English. The usual words to use in everyday English are silly or stupid: It was a foolish thing to say. | They did not want to look foolish. | It was all a foolish dream. | I think the board of directors made a foolish choice that it will later regret.
   ▪ unwise formal done without thinking carefully enough about the possible disadvantages that may result: She knew the marriage was unwise. | an unwise choice of words | It would be very unwise to speculate.
   ▪ brave British English often humorous used when you think that what someone is planning or suggesting is certain to fail, but you do not want to say directly that they are behaving in a stupid way: The leader of the opposition described it as ‘a brave decision.’ | I think he’s being very brave.

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silly² noun spoken
used to tell someone that you think they are not behaving sensibly:
    No, silly, I didn’t mean that.