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 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。 - '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。 - I find it hard to forgive the follies and vices of others.
我发现我很难原谅别人的愚蠢和恶习。 - The follies of Finance and failures of regulation bear the blame.
金融蠢行和监管失败难辞其咎。 - Be the bigger man and apologise for your follies.
做有品行的人，为自己的愚蠢道歉吧。 - Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
◎从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。 - 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。 - You'll pay later for your follies.
你以后要为你的愚蠢行动付出代价的。 - The writings of Swift mocked the follies of his age.
斯威夫特的作品嘲弄了他那个时代的愚人。 - 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。