follies
英 [ˈfɒliz]
美 [ˈfɑliz]
n. 愚蠢; 愚笨; 愚蠢的想法(或事情、行为); (常见于旧时乡间豪宅花园中的)装饰性建筑
folly的复数
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 愚蠢;荒唐
If you say that a particular action or way of behaving isfollyor afolly, you mean that it is foolish.- It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year.
在每年会发生几十次地震的国家建造核电站简直就是愚蠢至极。 - ...a reminder of the follies of war.
提醒人们战争之愚蠢的东西
- It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year.
- (尤指旧时英国花园等中的)装饰性建筑
Afollyis a small tower or other unusual building that is built as a decoration in a large garden or park, especially in Britain in former times.
英英释义
noun
- a revue with elaborate costuming
双语例句
- They believe they are entitled to lecture debtors on their follies.
它们认为自己有权对债务国的愚蠢行为加以训诫。 - I loath sentimental rubbish. The old man smiled sadly when he remembered the follies of his youth.
我讨厌令人伤感的荒唐事。这老人想起年轻时的荒唐事，不禁苦笑。 - I cannot forget the follies and vices of others so soon as I ought, nor their offences against myself.
别人的愚蠢和过错我本应该赶快忘掉，却偏偏忘不掉；人家得罪了我，我也忘不掉。 - Youth with its fumbling and follies, its eagerness and questioning, is the eternal hope of mankind.
青春充满着幼稚而愚笨的探索，充满着渴望和质疑，它是人类社会不竭的希望。 - Be the bigger man and apologise for your follies.
做有品行的人，为自己的愚蠢道歉吧。 - They are imbrued with the follies of youth. His head is full of silly notions.
他们满脑子都是年轻人的傻念头。他满脑子的怪想法。 - The mouth of a fool boils forth follies. ( informal) having or revealing stupidity.
蠢人嘴里说出来的尽是蠢话。（非正式）愚蠢或者显示出愚蠢。 - Some Italians are amused by the Berlusconi follies, others are appalled.
贝卢斯科尼的愚蠢举动逗乐了一些意大利人，也让另一些意大利人震惊不已。 - Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
◎从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。 - With your good sense, you could be so honestly blind to the follies and nonsense of others!
凭你这样一个聪明人，竟会忠厚到看不出别人的愚蠢和无聊！