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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.
    1. 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。
    2. ...a reminder of the follies of war.
      提醒人们战争之愚蠢的东西
  • (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

      • Volantis has known her share of follies, but she's never suffered a boy triarch.
        瓦兰提斯有着她一定比例的愚行,但是从未经历过男孩元老这种事。
      • We will not trouble ourselves here with the names and follies, the crimes and intrigues, of its tale of emperors.
        这里我们不谈关于帝王们的名号、昏庸、罪恶和阴谋等等的故事。
      • The follies of Finance and failures of regulation bear the blame.
        金融蠢行和监管失败难辞其咎。
      • My reconcilement to the kind in general might not be so difficult, if they would be content with those vices and follies only which nature has entitled them to.
        如果“野猢”这个种族满足于大自然赋予他们的那些罪恶与愚蠢,我同它们的和解就不会太困难。
      • 'I don't wish to add murder to my other follies,' he said.
        我不想在我的愚蠢上又添上谋杀的罪名,他说。
      • 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。
      • To get back one's youth, one has merely to repeat one's follies.
        想恢复青春,只要重犯旧过就行。
      • Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
        ◎从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。
      • Be the bigger man and apologise for your follies.
        做有品行的人,为自己的愚蠢道歉吧。
      • 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。