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.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a reminder of the follies of war.
     提醒人们战争之愚蠢的东西
• (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

• The mouth of a fool boils forth follies. ( informal) having or revealing stupidity.
  蠢人嘴里说出来的尽是蠢话。（非正式）愚蠢或者显示出愚蠢。
• 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。
• 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。
• They believe they are entitled to lecture debtors on their follies.
  它们认为自己有权对债务国的愚蠢行为加以训诫。
• Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
  ◎从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。
• All her follies have, we believe, been told.
  我们相信，她干的蠢事已经全部说了。
• Volantis has known her share of follies, but she's never suffered a boy triarch.
  瓦兰提斯有着她一定比例的愚行，但是从未经历过男孩元老这种事。
• Be the bigger man and apologise for your follies.
  做有品行的人，为自己的愚蠢道歉吧。
• We will not trouble ourselves here with the names and follies, the crimes and intrigues, of its tale of emperors.
  这里我们不谈关于帝王们的名号、昏庸、罪恶和阴谋等等的故事。
• "You are too old for such follies," said Mother.
  母亲说：“你这样大了，不应再做这种荒唐事”。