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

• 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。
• 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。
• Protection, subsidies and other such follies distort agriculture more than any other sector.
  保护、补贴及其它此类荒唐做法对农业的扭曲大于其它行业。
• I loath sentimental rubbish. The old man smiled sadly when he remembered the follies of his youth.
  我讨厌令人伤感的荒唐事。这老人想起年轻时的荒唐事，不禁苦笑。
• 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。
• 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！
• "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”。
• You'll pay later for your follies.
  你以后要为你的愚蠢行动付出代价的。
• 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。
• Love is blind, and lovers cannot see the pretty follies that they themselves commit.
  爱情是盲目的，恋人看不见自己做的傻事。