witless

英 [ˈwɪtləs] 美 [ˈwɪtləs]

adj.  愚蠢的; 不明事理的

BNC.33344 / COCA.27838



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 愚蠢的;不明事理的
    silly or stupid; not sensible

    柯林斯词典

    1. ADJ 愚蠢的;笨的;傻的
      If you describe something or someone as witless, you mean that they are very foolish or stupid.
      1. ...a witless, nasty piece of journalism.
        极为肤浅、令人作呕的新闻报道

    双语例句

    1. Witnesses of the event are justifiably scared witless but none of them flee the scene instead choosing to stay and see what unfolds next.
      按说事件的目击者们被吓坏了,然而他们中却没有任何人逃离现场,人人都选择留下想看看接下来会发生什么。
    2. 'But do let her go, Jacky,' coaxed his poor witless wife.
      不过还是让她去吧,杰克,可怜的傻乎乎的妻子劝着丈夫说。
    3. I felt an unreasonable hatred for that witless woman.
      我对那个不明事理的女人憎恨至极。
    4. You already know the answer: if everyone else is sitting at their desks bored witless, pretending to work, the etiquette demands that you do so too.
      你已经知道答案了:如果别人都坐在桌子边,无聊地发呆,假装在工作,常规要求你也这样做。
    5. You need to worry when companies write witless things and hand them to their customers.
      当公司写下愚蠢的东西并把它交到客户手中时,你应该感到担忧。
    6. One day, this witless gentleman got a rather strange idea.
      有一天,这位有勇无谋的绅士产生了一个非常古怪的念头。
    7. Less deficit hawks than deficit lemmings, they seem perfectly prepared to bring the nation over the precipice in pursuit of spending cuts that would scare most Americans witless.
      茶党与其说是主张削减赤字的鹰派,不如说是从众的旅鼠派:为了追求削减开支,他们似乎不惜将美国带下悬崖&这会吓坏大多数不明事理的美国人。
    8. The film looks set for disaster, with a witless script, bad direction and poor acting.
      这部影片看来肯定是彻底失败,它的脚本呆板,导演差劲,表演拙劣。

    习惯用语

    adj.

      be scared/bored witless

    • 被吓破了胆;乏味得要命
      to be extremely frightened or bored

      英英释义

      adj

      1. (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment

          Synonym:    nitwittedsenselesssoft-witted