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showing a lack of thought, understanding, or judgement 愚蠢的；不明事理的；没头脑的；傻的 a silly idea/question/name 一个愚蠢的想法/问题/名字 That was a silly thing to do! 那事做得蠢！ It sounds silly, I know, but think about it. 我知道这听起来很傻，但是请考虑一下。 Her work is full of silly mistakes. 她满篇都是愚蠢的错误。 ‘I can walk home.’ ‘Don't be silly—it's much too far!’ “我可以走回家去。” “别犯傻了，远得很哪！” The answers they give are plain silly. 他们给出的答案很愚蠢。 You silly boy! 你这傻小子！ - it is silly to do something
It would have been silly to pretend that I wasn't upset. 假装我没有难过会很愚蠢。 - it is silly of somebody to do something
It would be silly of me to say no. 我说不，真是愚蠢。 How silly of me to expect them to help! 我指望他们帮忙真是够傻的！
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stupid or embarrassing, especially in a way that is more typical of a child than an adult （尤指像小孩一样）可笑的，荒唐的，冒傻气的 a silly sense of humour 可笑的幽默感 a silly game 可笑的游戏 He would never dance in case he looked silly. 万一他看起来很傻，他永远也不会跳舞。 I feel silly in these clothes. 穿上这些衣服，我觉得很可笑。 She had a silly grin on her face. 她一脸憨笑。 This is getting silly! I think we had all better calm down. 这越来越荒唐了！我想我们最好都冷静一下。
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not practical or serious 不实用的；闹着玩的
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘deserving of pity or sympathy’): alteration of dialect seely ‘happy’, later ‘innocent, feeble’, from a West Germanic base meaning ‘luck, happiness’. The sense ‘foolish’ developed via the stages ‘feeble’ and ‘unsophisticated, ignorant’.
Idioms
bored stiff/silly | bored to death/tears | bored out of your mind
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extremely bored （尤指像小孩一样）可笑的，荒唐的，冒傻气的 I remember being bored stiff during my entire time at school. 我记得整个学校生活使人厌烦得要命。 She enjoys it. Everyone else is bored silly. 她喜欢它。每个人都很无聊。 He walked along, bored out of his mind. 他一路走着，心烦意乱。 She was alone all day and bored to death. 她整天自己一个人待着，无聊得要死。
Extra ExamplesYou must be bored stiff stuck at home all day. 整天困在家里你一定闷坏了。 Personally, I was bored to death. 就个人而言，我感到无聊至死。
drink, laugh, shout, etc. yourself silly
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to drink, laugh, shout, etc. so much that you cannot behave in a sensible way 喝（或笑、叫等）得傻里傻气的
play (silly) games (with somebody)
play silly buggers
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to behave in a stupid and annoying way 胡闹；顽皮；做怪样子 Stop playing silly buggers and give me a hand with this! 别再玩愚蠢的虫子了，就帮我吧！