These claims are absolutely preposterous!
这些要求简直荒谬绝伦!
The band were famous for their preposterous clothes and haircuts.
这支乐队以怪异的服装和发式而闻名。
1.是非颠倒的,反常的,乖戾的;十分荒谬的,不合理的,可笑的;愚蠢的
2.〈古〉次序颠倒的
1.extremely unreasonable or silly
1.At this point I agreed with you that it was preposterous, and was glad to find that all my deductions had been correct.
在这一点上,我同意你的看法,它的确非常荒谬,我很高兴知道,我的所有推论都是正确的。
2.In the entire history of mankind, there has not been a more preposterous spectacle than this.
在整个人类的历史上,再也没有比这个更加荒唐的奇观了。
3.It might sound preposterous but the only way out of this logjam is to pull back the manufacturing base out of China.
现在的办法也许是荒谬可笑的,但现在解决僵局的唯一办法就是将制造业移出中国。
4.It's such a preposterous setup that I was always aware of the plot chugging away, and the logistics of the chase defy all common sense.
如此荒谬的铺垫,总是让我觉得这个故事已经熄火了。还有追捕过程中的供给问题,完全不合常理。
5.There's no toothpaste, no soap powder, not the basic necessities of life. It was preposterous and embarrassing to work in such a government.
没有牙膏,没有肥皂、洗衣粉,生活必需品得不到满足,在这样的一个政府里工作是荒谬和尴尬的。
6.I find that preposterous, not to mention distasteful, given that some of these people have lost their life savings.
有些投资者在这场骗局中损失了毕生的积蓄,在这种情况下,我觉得上面这类说法不仅荒谬,而且让人反感。
7.Once upon a time, the thought that Korean or Japanese vehicles could compete with Detroit seemed preposterous.
曾经,韩国车和日本车会与底特律竞争的想法好像是那么的荒谬。
8.At the time the IWW's vision of a new worker-controlled order seemed "if not on the verge of becoming reality, not preposterous either" .
那时,世界产业工人组织对于由工人主导的新规则的看法似乎是“即使并不接近现实,那也并不是荒谬可笑的。”
9.The project was all the more preposterous because Mugabe's "official" salary as president is only about $57, 000 per year.
这项工程最不合理的地方就在于穆加贝作为政府官员的工资每年大概只有五万七千美元。
10.He was usually preposterous vet somehow achieved a certain dignity by his remoteness and agelessness.
他自己虽常常很荒谬,然而他以他表现出来的冷漠和无情赢得了一定的尊重。