laughable

Word family noun laugh laughter laughablenesslaugherlaughinglaughing gaslaughing stocklaugh trackadjective laughable laughfullaughsomelaughworthylaughyverb laugh adverb laughably laughingly

laugh·a·ble /ˈlɑːfəbəl $ ˈlæ-/ adjectiveadj

STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEsomething that is laughable is impossible to believe or be serious about, because it is so silly or bad 可笑的，荒唐的 SYN ridiculous

The promises are so far from reality that they are laughable.

这些承诺严重脱离实际，甚至荒唐可笑。

► see thesaurus at stupid

—laughably adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

laughable• The government's attempt to privatize the prison service has been simply laughable.• The price of the house was almost laughable.• It would be laughable if it wasn't so serious.

词汇	laughable
释义	laughable Word family noun laugh laughter laughablenesslaugherlaughinglaughing gaslaughing stocklaugh trackadjective laughable laughfullaughsomelaughworthylaughyverb laugh adverb laughably laughingly laugh·a·ble /ˈlɑːfəbəl $ ˈlæ-/ adjectiveadj STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEsomething that is laughable is impossible to believe or be serious about, because it is so silly or bad 可笑的，荒唐的 SYN ridiculous The promises are so far from reality that they are laughable. 这些承诺严重脱离实际，甚至荒唐可笑。 ► see thesaurus at stupid —laughably adverbadv Examples from the Corpus laughable• The government's attempt to privatize the prison service has been simply laughable.• The price of the house was almost laughable.• It would be laughable if it wasn't so serious.
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