| 单词 | rube goldbergian |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRube Goldˈbergian Rube Goldˈbergian adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [adjective] impertinenta1425 royeta1522 absurd1531 preposterous1533 ridiculous1533 deaf?1541 monstrous?1549 fabulous1561 fanatical1598 fantastical1600 laughable1600 fantasticc1616 nonsense1621 arsy-versy1628 absonous1642 nonsensical1645 ridicule?1669 fancical1671 grotesque1747 rich1836 saugrenu1876 laughsome1884 cockeyed1894 hilarious1925 Rube Goldberg1928 whimsy-whamsy1931 Rube Goldbergian1933 cockamamie1941 fantasticated1960 fanciful- 1915 Vanity Fair Aug. 53/3 The Goldbergian answer would be ‘No, I paint my nose and eyes red every day to frighten the gypsy-moths away.’] 1933 E. B. White in New Yorker 14 Oct. 13/3 The big stores have devised a Rube Goldbergian system for keeping a customer from the eventual possession of the coveted object. 1991 Philadelphia Inquirer 3 May d3/4 The oil industry provided Rube Goldbergian ice-cutting machinery that didn't work. < as lemmas |
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