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be laughable
基本系表结构。
His excuse was laughable.
他的借口很可笑。
可笑的；有趣的
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可笑的；有趣的
ridiculous; funny; causing laughter
His excuse was laughable.
他的借口很可笑。
无价值的；值得蔑视或嘲笑的
Worthless; worthy of contempt or derision.
The idea that we could finish the project in one day is laughable.
我们能在一天内完成项目的想法很可笑。
The price they quoted for such a simple repair was laughable.
他们为这么简单的维修报的价格太可笑了。
It is laughable to think that one person can change the whole system overnight.
认为一个人能在一夜之间改变整个制度，这是可笑的。
基本系表结构。
His excuse was laughable.
他的借口很可笑。
动词+宾语+宾语补足语。
I find his ideas laughable.
我觉得他的想法很荒唐。
形式主语+主语从句。
It is laughable that they think we will accept.
他们认为我们会接受，这很可笑。
Not this
His idea is very laugh.
Use this
His idea is very laughable.
laugh 是动词或名词，不能用作形容词；laughable 是形容词，意为“可笑的”。
Not this
He is laughable at the party.
Use this
He is laughing at the party.
laughable 描述事物引人发笑，并非表示“正在笑”的动作；表示“正在笑”应用现在分词 laughing。
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荒唐可笑的建议
The committee rejected the plan as a laughable suggestion.
委员会认为这个计划荒唐可笑，予以否决。
可笑的借口
Arriving two hours late with a laughable excuse only made things worse.
迟到了两个小时，还编了个可笑的借口，只会让事情更糟。
徒劳可笑的尝试
His laughable attempt to fix the leak left water all over the floor.
他试图修好漏水，结果却可笑着弄得满地是水。
少得可笑的数目
They offered a laughable amount for a painting worth thousands.
这幅画价值数千美元，他们却出了个少得可笑的价钱。
荒谬可笑的说法
The advertisement's laughable claim that the drink cures colds was quickly challenged.
广告中声称这种饮料能治感冒的说法荒谬可笑，很快遭到质疑。
荒唐透顶的想法
The idea that money alone brings happiness is a laughable notion to many people.
在许多人看来，光有钱就能带来幸福是个荒唐透顶的想法。
Use laughable naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
由 laugh（笑）+ -able（可…的）组成，意思是“可笑的”；记住：荒唐到让人发笑的就是 laughable。
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式评论或论辩、日常口语交谈 laughable 多指事情荒谬、愚蠢到令人嘲笑或轻视，通常带有负面评价，而非表示“有趣”。正式文章和日常口语中都比较常见。
没有常见词与 laughable 完全押韵。laugh 与 laughable 的前半部分 /lɑːf/ 相同，但不构成整体韵脚；caught、daughter 含有相同的 -augh- 拼写但读 /ɔː/，与 laugh 的 /ɑːf/ 不同；-able 后缀在 laughable、readable、comfortable 中弱读为 /əbl/，而 able 单独读 /ˈeɪbəl/，需注意。
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