英语词汇“folly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

folly

(fɒli )

Word forms: follies

1. variable noun

If you say that a particular action or way of behaving is folly or a folly, you mean that it is foolish.

It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year.

...a reminder of the follies of war.

Synonyms: foolishness, bêtise [rare], nonsense, madness

2. countable noun

A folly is 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.

Collocations:

folly of youth

That was the folly of youth.

Times, Sunday Times

Ah, the folly of youth.

Times, Sunday Times

As you leave the follies of youth for the responsibilities of adulthood, the song that kick-started rock makes everything seem less scary.

Times, Sunday Times

Oh the follies of youth.

The Sun

human folly

He draws back when I suggest his images are portraits of human folly.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

As a lesson in vanity and sheer human folly, it deserves to be a classic.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

Doom makes human folly appear at once more pernicious, and more endearing.

The Times Literary Supplement (2010)

This book is a treasure trove of human folly.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

sheer folly

And so, by the same logic, they should listen to a humble newspaper columnist on the sheer folly of their impending strike action.

Times, Sunday Times

It was an act of sheer folly.

Times, Sunday Times

At half-time, the refusal to do so appeared sheer folly.

Times, Sunday Times

When the stakes are high, some will see it as sheer folly not to use every advantage available.

The Sun

utter folly

Other nations work to hone their advantages - it would be utter folly to undermine ours.

Times,Sunday Times

Against this backdrop, it would be utter folly to head into the unknown.

Times, Sunday Times

It would be utter folly to take that risk at a time when the need for counterterrorist capability has never been greater.

Times, Sunday Times

Translations:

Chinese: 愚蠢的事

Japanese: 愚かさ

单词	folly
释义	folly (fɒli ) Word forms: follies 1. variable noun If you say that a particular action or way of behaving is folly or a folly, you mean that it is foolish. It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year. ...a reminder of the follies of war. Synonyms: foolishness, bêtise [rare], nonsense, madness 2. countable noun A folly is 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. Collocations: folly of youth That was the folly of youth. Times, Sunday Times Ah, the folly of youth. Times, Sunday Times As you leave the follies of youth for the responsibilities of adulthood, the song that kick-started rock makes everything seem less scary. Times, Sunday Times Oh the follies of youth. The Sun human folly He draws back when I suggest his images are portraits of human folly. Times, Sunday Times (2010) As a lesson in vanity and sheer human folly, it deserves to be a classic. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Doom makes human folly appear at once more pernicious, and more endearing. The Times Literary Supplement (2010) This book is a treasure trove of human folly. Times, Sunday Times (2009) sheer folly And so, by the same logic, they should listen to a humble newspaper columnist on the sheer folly of their impending strike action. Times, Sunday Times It was an act of sheer folly. Times, Sunday Times At half-time, the refusal to do so appeared sheer folly. Times, Sunday Times When the stakes are high, some will see it as sheer folly not to use every advantage available. The Sun utter folly Other nations work to hone their advantages - it would be utter folly to undermine ours. Times,Sunday Times Against this backdrop, it would be utter folly to head into the unknown. Times, Sunday Times It would be utter folly to take that risk at a time when the need for counterterrorist capability has never been greater. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 愚蠢的事 Japanese: 愚かさ
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