nonsense /ˈnɒnsəns/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT If you say that something spoken or written is nonsense, you mean that you consider it to be untrue or silly. 胡言乱语; 蠢话 [表不满]

  例：

  Most orthodox doctors however dismiss this as complete nonsense.

  然而大多数传统的医生将此视为纯粹的胡言乱语而不予考虑。

  例：

  ...all that poetic nonsense about love.

  …所有关于爱情的诗一般的傻话。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT You can use nonsense to refer to something that you think is foolish or that you disapprove of. 蠢事 [also 'a' N, usu supp N] [表不满]

  例：

  Surely it is an economic nonsense to deplete the world of natural resources.

  耗尽世界的自然资源无疑是一件经济上的愚蠢行为。

• 3. 

  N-UNCOUNT You can refer to spoken or written words that do not mean anything because they do not make sense as nonsense. 无意义的话

  例：

  ...a children's nonsense poem by Charles E Carryl.

  …查尔斯·E·卡里尔写的一首儿童打油诗。

• 4. 

  → see also no-nonsense

• 5. 

  PHRASE To make a nonsense of something or to make nonsense of it means to make it seem ridiculous or pointless. 使…荒唐可笑; 使…失去意义

  例：

  The fighting made a nonsense of peace pledges made last week.

  这场战斗使上周做出的和平承诺失去了意义。