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

• 'I don't wish to add murder to my other follies,' he said.
  我不想在我的愚蠢上又添上谋杀的罪名，他说。
• 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。
• "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”。
• Ziegfeld's great triumph, the Follies, came soon after.
  齐格飞的大胜利，他很快就接著推出歌舞团表演。
• The follies of Finance and failures of regulation bear the blame.
  金融蠢行和监管失败难辞其咎。
• Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth.
  记得年轻时所做蠢事的人是幸福的。
• The writings of Swift mocked the follies of his age.
  斯威夫特的作品嘲弄了他那个时代的愚人。
• Peg used to be in the dog and pony follies.
  杰姆过去一直是坏蛋和蠢货。
• With your good sense, you could be so honestly blind to the follies and nonsense of others!
  凭你这样一个聪明人，竟会忠厚到看不出别人的愚蠢和无聊！
• They had not only all the follies and infirmities of other old men, but many more which arose from the dreadful prospect of never dying.
  他们不仅具有了与其他老年人一模一样的所有毛病，而且因为那可怕的永生不死的未来，他们还会出现更多的毛病。