nonsense

柯林斯词典

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]
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。
...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]
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
...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
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。