silly

adjective

/ˈsɪli/

(comparative sillier, superlative silliest)

Idioms

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showing a lack of thought, understanding, or judgement愚蠢的；不明事理的；没头脑的；傻的 synonym foolish
- a silly idea/question/name愚蠢的想法/问题/名字
- That was a silly thing to do!那事做得蠢！
- It sounds silly, I know, but think about it.听起来很傻，我知道，但是想想。
- Her work is full of silly mistakes.她满篇都是愚蠢的错误。
- ‘I can walk home.’ ‘Don't be silly—it's much too far!’“我可以走回家去。” “别犯傻了，远得很哪！”
- The answers they give are plain silly. 他们给出的答案很愚蠢。
- You silly boy!你这傻小子！
- it is silly to do something It would have been silly to pretend that I wasn't upset.假装我不难过是愚蠢的。
- it is silly of somebody to do something It would be silly of me to say no.我拒绝是愚蠢的。
- How silly of me to expect them to help!我指望他们帮忙真是够傻的！
stupid or embarrassing, especially in a way that is more typical of a child than an adult（尤指像小孩一样）可笑的，荒唐的，冒傻气的 synonym ridiculous
- a silly sense of humour可笑的幽默感
- a silly game可笑的游戏
- He would never dance in case he looked silly.他不会跳舞，以防自己看起来很傻。
- I feel silly in these clothes.穿上这些衣服，我觉得很可笑。
- She had a silly grin on her face.她一脸憨笑。
- This is getting silly! I think we had all better calm down.这越来越荒唐了！我想我们最好都冷静一下。
Topics Personal qualitiesb1
not practical or serious不实用的；闹着玩的
- We had to wear these silly little hats.我们不得不戴这些傻里傻气的小帽子。
- Why worry about a silly thing like that?干吗为那种无谓的事发愁啊？

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘deserving of pity or sympathy’): alteration of dialect seely ‘happy’, later ‘innocent, feeble’, from a West Germanic base meaning ‘luck, happiness’. The sense ‘foolish’ developed via the stages ‘feeble’ and ‘unsophisticated, ignorant’.

Idioms

bored stiff/silly | bored to death/tears | bored out of your mind

(informal) extremely bored（尤指像小孩一样）可笑的，荒唐的，冒傻气的
- I remember being bored stiff during my entire time at school.我记得整个学校生活使人厌烦得要命。
- She enjoys it. Everyone else is bored silly.她很享受。其他人都无聊傻了。
- He walked along, bored out of his mind.他一路走着，心烦意乱。
- She was alone all day and bored to death.她整天自己一个人待着，无聊得要死。
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- You must be bored stiff stuck at home all day.整天困在家里你一定闷坏了。
- Personally, I was bored to death.个人觉得无聊死了。

drink, laugh, shout, etc. yourself silly

(informal) to drink, laugh, shout, etc. so much that you cannot behave in a sensible way喝（或笑、叫等）得傻里傻气的

play (silly) games (with somebody)

not to treat a situation seriously, especially in order to cheat somebody（与某人）耍花招，玩鬼把戏
- Don't play silly games with me; I know you did it.别跟我兜圈子，我知道是你干的。

play silly buggers

(British English, informal) to behave in a stupid and annoying way胡闹；顽皮；做怪样子
- Stop playing silly buggers and give me a hand with this!别玩傻瓜机了，帮我一把！

silly

noun

/ˈsɪli/

(British English also silly billy)

[singular] (informal)

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often used when speaking to children to say that they are not behaving in a sensible way（常用于向孩子指出其愚蠢行为）傻孩子，淘气鬼
- No, silly, those aren't your shoes!不对，傻孩子，那不是你的鞋！
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘deserving of pity or sympathy’): alteration of dialect seely ‘happy’, later ‘innocent, feeble’, from a West Germanic base meaning ‘luck, happiness’. The sense ‘foolish’ developed via the stages ‘feeble’ and ‘unsophisticated, ignorant’.