having or showing a lack of common sense or judgement; absurd and foolish
荒谬的;荒唐的;傻的;愚蠢的
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another of his silly jokes 他的又一个无聊的笑话
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‘Don't be silly!’ she said .“别犯傻了!”她说。
ridiculously trivial or frivolous
微不足道的;无意义的
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he would brood about silly things .他会想这些无聊的事。
[as complement]used to convey that an activity or process has been engaged in to such a degree that someone is no longer capable of thinking or acting sensibly
…得失去了理性
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he often drank himself silly 他常喝酒喝得酩酊大醉
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his mother worried herself silly over him .他母亲常常为他担心得六神无主。
〈古〉 (尤指女子、小孩、动物)无助的;弱的;没有防卫能力的。
[attrib.]
【板球】 (防守位置)靠近击球手的
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silly mid-on .右外场(野)手。
〈非正式〉 傻瓜,笨蛋[常用作称呼语]
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Come on, silly .快点,傻瓜。
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the silly season chiefly Brit . high summer regarded as the season when newspapers often publish trivial material because of a lack of important news 〈主英〉 无聊季节(盛夏时期,报纸往往因缺乏重要新闻而登载琐碎消息的季节)
"late Middle English (in the sense ‘deserving of pity or sympathy’): alteration of dialect