nonsense

noun

1. 谬论；胡扯；胡言乱语
   ideas, statements or beliefs that you think are ridiculous or not true
   1. Reports that he has resigned are nonsense.
      有关他已经辞职的报道是无稽之谈。
   2. You're talking nonsense !
      你在胡说八道！
   3. ‘I won't go.’ ‘Nonsense! You must go!’
      “我不想去。”“胡扯！你一定得去！”
   4. It's nonsense to say they don't care.
      说他们不在意那是瞎扯。
   5. The idea is an economic nonsense.
      这种观点是经济学上的谬论。
2. 愚蠢的行为；冒失；不可接受的行为
   silly or unacceptable behaviour
   1. The new teacher won't stand for any nonsense.
      这位新教师不会容忍任何无礼行为。
3. 毫无意义的话；没有意义的文章
   spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense
   1. a book of children's nonsense poems
      一本儿童打油诗集
   2. Most of the translation he did for me was complete nonsense.
      他给我做的大多数译文完全不知所云。

1. N-UNCOUNT 胡说;假话;愚蠢的话
   If you say that something spoken or written is nonsense, you mean that you consider it to be untrue or silly.
   1. Most orthodox doctors however dismiss this as complete nonsense.
      但大多数传统的医生认为此说法完全是胡说八道。
   2. ...all that poetic nonsense about love...
      所有那些关于爱情的充满诗情画意的假话
   3. I'm putting on weight.'—'Nonsense my dear.'
      “我长胖了。”“胡说，亲爱的。”
2. N-UNCOUNT 愚蠢的举动;冒失(或轻浮)的行为
   You can use nonsense to refer to something that you think is foolish or that you disapprove of.
   1. Surely it is an economic nonsense to deplete the world of natural resources...
      耗尽世界的自然资源毋庸置疑是愚蠢的经济行为。
   2. I think there is a limit to how much of this nonsense people are going to put up with.
      我想人们对这种胡闹总有一个承受极限。
3. N-UNCOUNT 无意义的话;荒谬的话
   You can refer to spoken or written words that do not mean anything because they do not make sense as nonsense .
   1. ...a children's nonsense poem by Charles E Carryl.
      查尔斯·E.卡里尔写的一首儿童打油诗
4. See also: no-nonsense
5. PHRASE 使变得荒唐;使失去意义
   To make a nonsense of something or to make nonsense of it means to make it seem ridiculous or pointless.
   1. The fighting made a nonsense of peace pledges made in London last week...
      这场战斗使上周在伦敦所作的和平承诺变成一纸空文。
   2. It makes nonsense of our own rules governing laws of adoption in this country.
      这使将我们自己的规定凌驾于该国收养法之上的做法显得十分荒谬。

1. I think it's absolute nonsense.
   我认为那十足是无稽之谈。
2. That's arrant nonsense.
   那完全是一派胡言。
3. I'm ashamed of the babyish nonsense I write.
   我对自己写出这么幼稚的东西感到羞愧。
4. I'm not buying any of that nonsense.
   我才不信那些废话呢。
5. He had been unwittingly deluded by their mystical nonsense.
   他不知不觉被他们故弄玄虚的胡说八道给骗了。
6. He said that dowsing for water is complete nonsense
   他说用占卜杖探测水源完全是胡说八道。
7. 'Hey, listen to me, all that 1980 nonsense is over.' — 'If only, Timothy, if only.'
   “嗨，听我说，所有那些1980年的无聊之事都结束了。”——“要是这样就好了，蒂莫西，要是这样就好了。”
8. For a while the artist completely lost his way. The famous humour gave way to sentimental nonsense
   有一阵子这位艺术家完全迷失了方向，其出了名的幽默风趣被伤感而煽情的不知所云取而代之。
9. She is fascinated by algebra while he considers it meaningless nonsense.
   她对代数非常着迷，而他却认为代数毫无意义。
10. Mr Goss does not believe in any of this 'new-fangled nonsense' about lean meat.
    戈斯先生一点儿都不相信有关瘦肉的这种“奇谈怪论”。
11. Most orthodox doctors however dismiss this as complete nonsense.
    但大多数传统的医生认为此说法完全是胡说八道。
12. Surely it is an economic nonsense to deplete the world of natural resources
    耗尽世界的自然资源毋庸置疑是愚蠢的经济行为。
13. I think there is a limit to how much of this nonsense people are going to put up with.
    我想人们对这种胡闹总有一个承受极限。
14. The fighting made a nonsense of peace pledges made in London last week
    这场战斗使上周在伦敦所作的和平承诺变成一纸空文。
15. It makes nonsense of our own rules governing laws of adoption in this country.
    这使将我们自己的规定凌驾于该国收养法之上的做法显得十分荒谬。
16. I think that a lot of poetry published today is obscurantist nonsense.
    我认为当今出版的很多诗歌都是故弄玄虚的无病呻吟。
17. We should stop the nonsense of taxpayers trying to finance new weapons whose costs always overrun hugely
    新武器研发的费用总是大大超支，却还要试图让纳税人出钱资助，我们应该制止这一荒谬至极的行为。
18. This was patent nonsense.
    这明显是胡说八道。
19. His response was full of pretentious nonsense
    他的答复是一派荒谬的虚夸之词。
20. The idea that people plan their radio listening is nonsense; most tune in impulsively.
    认为人们有计划地收听广播的观点完全是无稽之谈，大部分人是随意收听。
21. It is a nonsense to say we have untrained staff dealing with emergencies
    说我们派未受过培训的员工来处理紧急事故简直是胡说八道。
22. This, of course, is utter nonsense.
    这当然是一派胡言。
23. That's a lot of nonsense.; It's downright nonsense.
    这简直是乱弹琴。
24. Don't talk nonsense.
    休要胡言乱语。
25. None of your nonsense!
    不兴胡说！
26. Bah! That's nonsense!
    呸！胡说八道！
27. You are talking the greatest nonsense.
    你这完全是放屁。
28. No more nonsense!
    少说废话！
29. That's sheer nonsense, don't believe him.
    那完全是扯淡，别信他！
30. That's sheer nonsense!
    那纯属瞎说！

  nonsense bullshit rubbish twaddle【导航词义：废话】

  nonsense n. 胡说，废话

〔辨析〕指荒唐、愚蠢的话语、看法等。

  bullshit n. 〈口〉胡说，瞎扯

〔辨析〕较粗俗用词，指完全不真实的蠢话。

  rubbish n. 〈尤英，非正式〉胡说八道，废话

〔辨析〕从本义“垃圾”引申指毫无价值的话或想法。

  twaddle n. 〈旧，非正式〉废话，蠢话

〔辨析〕指说的或写的无聊的东西。

n.

make (a) nonsense of sth

• 使…的价值大打折扣；使…显得荒诞
  to reduce the value of sth by a lot; to make sth seem ridiculous
  1. If people can bribe police officers, it makes a complete nonsense of the legal system.
     如果人们可以收买警察，法律体系就会变得一文不值。

stuff and nonsense

• 废话；胡说八道
  used by some people to say that they think that sth is stupid or not true

noun

1. ornamental objects of no great value

   Synonym:    folderalfalderolfrillgimcrackerygimcracktrumpery

2. a message that seems to convey no meaning

   Synonym:    bunknonsensicalitymeaninglessnesshokum