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silly

adjective
 
/ˈsɪli/
/ˈsɪli/
(comparative sillier, superlative silliest)
Idioms
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  1.  
     showing a lack of thought, understanding, or judgement愚蠢的；不明事理的；没头脑的；傻的 synonym foolish
    • 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！
  2.  
     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 synonym ridiculous
    • 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
    • We had to wear these silly little hats.我们不得不戴这些傻里傻气的小帽子。
    • Why worry about a silly thing like that?干吗为那种无谓的事发愁啊？
    4. 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
  1. (informal) 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。
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    • You 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
  1. (informal) 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)
  1. not to treat a situation seriously, especially in order to cheat somebody（与某人）耍花招，玩鬼把戏
    • Don't play silly games with me; I know you did it.别跟我兜圈子，我知道是你干的。
play silly buggers
  1. (British English, informal) 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！

silly

noun
/ˈsɪli/
/ˈsɪli/
(British English also silly billy)
[singular] (informal)
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  1. often used when speaking to children to say that they are not behaving in a sensible way（常用于向孩子指出其愚蠢行为）傻孩子，淘气鬼
    • No, silly, those aren't your shoes!不对，傻孩子，那不是你的鞋！
    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’.

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