nonsense
noun
ˈnɒnsəns noun
1
STUPID/UNTRUE
愚蠢的/不真实的
ideas, opinions, statements etc that are not true or that seem very stupid 荒谬的想法 （看法 ）; 胡说，废话; BrE : BrE :
‘I’m a prisoner in my own home.’ ‘Nonsense!’
“我在自己家里就像个囚犯。”“胡说！”
absolute/utter/complete nonsense
‘Nobody cares about me.’ ‘That’s absolute nonsense, Mary!’
“没人关心我。”“玛丽，你这完全是胡扯！”
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all this nonsense about health foods
有关保健食品的一派胡言
If you ask me, these modern teaching methods are a load of nonsense (=a lot of nonsense) .
要我说，这些现代教学方法全是一派胡言。
He was talking utter nonsense as usual.
他像平常一样又在胡说八道了。
be a nonsense
The government’s housing policy is a nonsense.
政府的住房政策太荒谬了。
By 1832 the idea had become an economic nonsense.
到了 1832 年，那种观点已经成为经济学的谬论。
it is (a) nonsense to do sth
It is nonsense to say that mistakes are never made.
从来不犯错误这种说法真荒唐。
2
ANNOYING BEHAVIOUR
令人不快的行为
behaviour that is stupid and annoying 愚蠢的行为; 胡闹
You’re to stop that nonsense , do you hear me?
你不能再那样胡闹了，听见没有？
not stand/put up with/take any nonsense (not accept such behaviour) 不允许胡闹
She won’t stand any nonsense from the kids in her class.
她不允许孩子们在她的课上胡闹。
3
WITHOUT MEANING
毫无意义的
speech or writing that has no meaning or cannot be understood 无意义的话 （字句 ）
Computer programs look like complete nonsense to me.
对我来说，计算机程序就好像是天书。
4
make (a) nonsense of sth
to make an action, system, or plan useless or ineffective [英] 使某事物失去作用 （意义 ） BrE
Having the army still in power makes a nonsense of last year’s elections.
让军队继续掌权使得去年的选举失去了意义。
5
nonsense poems/verse/rhymes
poetry that is humorous because it does not have a sensible meaning 打油诗