Definition of nonsense in English:

nonsense

noun ˈnɒns(ə)ns

mass noun

1Spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense.
废话
he was talking absolute nonsense
他说的完全是废话。
Example sentencesExamples
- But what possesses them to write such nonsense with a straight face is beyond me.
- Are there any other volunteers to write nonsense out there?
- Then he comes into this House, along with his colleagues, and talks a lot of drivel and absolute nonsense.
- I re-read the essay tonight, and it still reads like nonsense (not a word I use lightly) to me.
- The interesting thing is that he wrote this nonsense in October 2001-months before New Jersey officials appointed him their Poet Laureate.
- So, I may be an idiot, or just plain stupid, but I'm going to go ahead and admit that all of this gas price nonsense makes absolutely no sense to me.
- They are absolute nonsense and make no sense, at all.
- People get very frustrated because they're trying to make sense out of nonsense.
- Like I said earlier, it's absolute nonsense but nonsense which has been crafted with care and boundless enthusiasm.
- Yes, it's a splendid piece of nonsense she writes.
- His biography is eminently sensible on a subject about which much high-flown transcendental nonsense has been written.
- And perhaps the one or two readers who told me I was writing nonsense will remember as well?
- I think I am blabbering nonsense and I should stop.
- I'll keep writing nonsense on their lined pages.
- But I did produce much nonsense and some actual words on stacks of punch cards.
- My wife thinks he's some kind of demi-god and I'm just the bloke in the study writing nonsense, you know.
- I try to write, and manage 60 words of unsatisfactory nonsense before I give up.
- It made sense at that moment, you know, to roar incoherent nonsense while standing on stage with one of my musical icons.
- In 1951 if I had said I was going to the deli to pick up a sixpack of coke, people would have thought I was speaking nonsense; the words were foreign.
Synonyms
rubbish, balderdash, gibberish, claptrap, blarney, guff, blather, blether
informal hogwash, rot, baloney, tripe, drivel, gobbledegook, bilge, bosh, bull, bunk, hot air, eyewash, piffle, poppycock, phooey, hooey, malarkey, twaddle, dribble
British informal cobblers, codswallop, cock, stuff and nonsense, tosh, double Dutch, flannel, waffle
Scottish &amp Northern English informal havers
North American informal garbage, flapdoodle, blathers, wack, bushwa, applesauce
informal, dated bunkum, tommyrot, cod, gammon, toffee
vulgar slang shit, bullshit, crap, bollocks, balls
North American vulgar slang crapola
Australian/New Zealand vulgar slang bulldust
1. 1.1as exclamation Used to show strong disagreement.
  胡说
  ‘Nonsense! No one can do that.’
  “胡说！没人能做那事。”
  Example sentencesExamples
  The second man was indignant at hearing this: ‘What nonsense!’
  As a stickler for law and order, I say: nonsense!
  As for his assertion that they would have replaced poll tax with a local income tax if it was feasible - nonsense!
2. 1.2as modifier Denoting verse or other writing intended to be amusing by virtue of its absurd or whimsical language.
  （诗句等）语言诙谐幽默
  nonsense poetry
  打油诗。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I got a text message on my cell phone today with nonsense poetry from an unknown source.
  Vocal tracks fare better, presenting skittish pop with goofy arrangements and nonsense lyrics.
  It is more difficult to believe that two irreverent jokers who set out to write nonsense verses could have been inspired by the gods without knowing it.
  But there are also disadvantages, including the nonsense sentences made from just these six letters.
  These two cuts are highlights from the album for me, especially ‘I Love You So’ with its nonsense lyrics.
  But before you get it all wrong, it's the world of nonsense poetry that the people at Akshara are talking about.
  Her stories, told in nonsense verse, are fast-paced with a rhythm that carries through its pages.
  Trash might be collectible, nonsense lyrics might be profound.
  As a boy of 11, I loved the nonsense verse of Façade, which I used to read whilst listening to Peggy Ashcroft and Paul Scofield's recorded version.
  Ackroyd then traces the development of comic writing through the wit of John Donne to the nonsense books of Lewis Carroll.
  The Dada-influenced Suite for Chamber Orchestra, composed two years before the concerto, begins with a short nonsense poem, in true Dada style.
  The nonsense lyrics are either the ramblings of a burnt out fool or transcendent works of genius.
  There were innumerable short parodies of Shakespeare's work, and Carroll's nonsense verse is often parodic.
  It's a nonsense verse used by everyone from boy scouts to football hooligans.
  It is not addressed to anyone, is not in the Knave's handwriting, and is actually a set of nonsense verses.
  In fact, several of my favourite nonsense poems are by Lewis Carroll.
  During these years he wrote his greatest nonsense verse.
  Every language had its stock of lullabies, nursery rhymes, nonsense verses, fairytales and simple stories.
  Based on the life and nonsense poems of Edward Lear, the show was nominated for a Total Theatre Award and widely praised by the critics.
  Successful nonsense verse must respect the structure and syntax of a language.
2Foolish or unacceptable behaviour.
愚蠢的行为
she's a strong woman who stands no nonsense
她是个强硬的女人，不接受任何愚蠢的行为。
Example sentencesExamples
- Our bill would have stopped that nonsense as well.
- This patient won't stand for any nonsense - but she does require instant gratification
- We appeal to those offenders to please stop this silly nonsense, as this is not a nice thing to do.
- Stop this nonsense at once, or you'll go to bed with no supper.
- Two outbreaks of such arrogant nonsense occurred recently.
- Once again we appeal to these unsavoury people to please stop this silly nonsense.
- Ok, so American justice isn't always perfect, but this nonsense sure doesn't help.
- Referee Peter McCarthy refused to stand for any nonsense and brandished a succession of cards.
- I appeal to all concern to stop this silly nonsense before someone is seriously hurt.
- Now when Greta occasionally forgets her manners, the owner can stop this nonsense by standing in her kitchen doorway with the can in her hands so that Greta can see it.
- My vote of no confidence is also aimed at each and every councillor who is not man enough to stand up and stop this nonsense.
- ‘Guys can you stop all this nonsense for just few minutes,’ Kaoru said and stood in-between them.
- Frankly, I am not going to stand any of your nonsense; and when you drop it I shall not expect you to stand any of mine.
- But, if the people of Washington, D.C., will stand up as citizens and exert their druthers, this nonsense would stop.
- Let us hope that the good people of Virginia put a stop to this nonsense.
- The players under Shutt know he will stand no nonsense.
- I believed that his romanticisms were foolish nonsense and were to be looked down upon.
- To have those rights overridden by such ridiculous nonsense and sheer arrogance is unacceptable.
- Finally, it is time to stop this fantastic nonsense and get down to real hard work.
- It is long past time to stop the partisan nonsense.
Synonyms
mischief, mischievousness, naughtiness, badness
bad behaviour, misbehaviour, misconduct, misdemeanour, perversity, pranks, tricks, larks, capers, joking, jesting, clowning, buffoonery, roguery, devilry, funny business
French diablerie
informal tomfoolery, monkey tricks, monkey business, shenanigans, goings-on, hanky-panky
British informal carry-on, carryings-on, jiggery-pokery
archaic deviltry
1. 2.1count noun Something ridiculously impractical or ill-advised.
  the law is a nonsense
  the proposal would make a nonsense of their plans
  那项提议会让他们的计划变得荒诞不稽。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The World Cup opening stages tend to make a nonsense of received wisdom.
  Mr Speaker, this really does make a nonsense of Standing Order 301.
  They make a nonsense of her claim that it ‘will protect the diversity and plurality of our media’.
  Corporate social responsibility, Friedman assures him, is a nonsense - not just illegal, but immoral.
  They have turned a potentially good idea into a nonsense.
  It was estimated that just 20% of dogs have a licence, making a nonsense out of the law.
  Dalrymple takes us on a grand tour of the nonsenses and hypocrisies which surround this tale, and in doing so he exposes, yet again, the cretinous and self-serving nature of much of what passes, these days, for academic discourse.
  Other police forces said such a policy was a nonsense.
  She bristles at Government's attitudes to the unemployed, arguing her daily experiences make a nonsense of claims the outlook is brightening.
  But this is, in fact, true in law - and it is what makes a nonsense of the Human Rights Act.
  No doubt Brenner wishes that the 1990s had never happened, since the economic optimism in that decade seems to make a nonsense of his thesis.
  Both Royds and Wibsey wards will be bisected by busy main roads which ought to be boundaries, and to extend Wibsey into Marshfields is a nonsense.
  And such, I'm afraid, are the daily nonsenses with which writers are assailed by publishers.
  He regards the ban on hunting with dogs as a nonsense.
  European human rights ‘laws’ are a nonsense of course, as shown by the statement about discrimination based on immigration status.
  The rule is a nonsense as was shown last Monday - all a jockey needs to do is walk to the nearest course exit, jump outside, make his mobile call and walk back in.
  ‘It's an absurd nonsense that Parliament should not sit for two and a half months,’ he says.
  However, the dates make a nonsense of this suggestion.
  The passage of time has made a nonsense of that verdict.
  He said: ‘He has been in this country for such a long time it seems a bit of a nonsense to pursue this.’

Definition of nonsense in US English:

nonsense

noun

1Spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense.
废话
he was talking absolute nonsense
他说的完全是废话。
Example sentencesExamples
- I'll keep writing nonsense on their lined pages.
- Yes, it's a splendid piece of nonsense she writes.
- Like I said earlier, it's absolute nonsense but nonsense which has been crafted with care and boundless enthusiasm.
- And perhaps the one or two readers who told me I was writing nonsense will remember as well?
- But I did produce much nonsense and some actual words on stacks of punch cards.
- I try to write, and manage 60 words of unsatisfactory nonsense before I give up.
- In 1951 if I had said I was going to the deli to pick up a sixpack of coke, people would have thought I was speaking nonsense; the words were foreign.
- They are absolute nonsense and make no sense, at all.
- But what possesses them to write such nonsense with a straight face is beyond me.
- Then he comes into this House, along with his colleagues, and talks a lot of drivel and absolute nonsense.
- So, I may be an idiot, or just plain stupid, but I'm going to go ahead and admit that all of this gas price nonsense makes absolutely no sense to me.
- It made sense at that moment, you know, to roar incoherent nonsense while standing on stage with one of my musical icons.
- His biography is eminently sensible on a subject about which much high-flown transcendental nonsense has been written.
- I re-read the essay tonight, and it still reads like nonsense (not a word I use lightly) to me.
- My wife thinks he's some kind of demi-god and I'm just the bloke in the study writing nonsense, you know.
- I think I am blabbering nonsense and I should stop.
- The interesting thing is that he wrote this nonsense in October 2001-months before New Jersey officials appointed him their Poet Laureate.
- Are there any other volunteers to write nonsense out there?
- People get very frustrated because they're trying to make sense out of nonsense.
Synonyms
rubbish, balderdash, gibberish, claptrap, blarney, guff, blather, blether
1. 1.1as exclamation Used to show strong disagreement.
  胡说
  “Nonsense! No one can do that.”
  “胡说！没人能做那事。”
  Example sentencesExamples
  The second man was indignant at hearing this: ‘What nonsense!’
  As a stickler for law and order, I say: nonsense!
  As for his assertion that they would have replaced poll tax with a local income tax if it was feasible - nonsense!
2. 1.2as modifier Denoting verse or other writing intended to be amusing by virtue of its absurd or whimsical language.
  （诗句等）语言诙谐幽默
  nonsense poetry
  打油诗。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But there are also disadvantages, including the nonsense sentences made from just these six letters.
  In fact, several of my favourite nonsense poems are by Lewis Carroll.
  It is more difficult to believe that two irreverent jokers who set out to write nonsense verses could have been inspired by the gods without knowing it.
  These two cuts are highlights from the album for me, especially ‘I Love You So’ with its nonsense lyrics.
  During these years he wrote his greatest nonsense verse.
  But before you get it all wrong, it's the world of nonsense poetry that the people at Akshara are talking about.
  Based on the life and nonsense poems of Edward Lear, the show was nominated for a Total Theatre Award and widely praised by the critics.
  Ackroyd then traces the development of comic writing through the wit of John Donne to the nonsense books of Lewis Carroll.
  Vocal tracks fare better, presenting skittish pop with goofy arrangements and nonsense lyrics.
  I got a text message on my cell phone today with nonsense poetry from an unknown source.
  There were innumerable short parodies of Shakespeare's work, and Carroll's nonsense verse is often parodic.
  It's a nonsense verse used by everyone from boy scouts to football hooligans.
  The nonsense lyrics are either the ramblings of a burnt out fool or transcendent works of genius.
  The Dada-influenced Suite for Chamber Orchestra, composed two years before the concerto, begins with a short nonsense poem, in true Dada style.
  It is not addressed to anyone, is not in the Knave's handwriting, and is actually a set of nonsense verses.
  Every language had its stock of lullabies, nursery rhymes, nonsense verses, fairytales and simple stories.
  Successful nonsense verse must respect the structure and syntax of a language.
  As a boy of 11, I loved the nonsense verse of Façade, which I used to read whilst listening to Peggy Ashcroft and Paul Scofield's recorded version.
  Her stories, told in nonsense verse, are fast-paced with a rhythm that carries through its pages.
  Trash might be collectible, nonsense lyrics might be profound.
2Foolish or unacceptable behavior.
愚蠢的行为
put a stop to that nonsense, will you?
Example sentencesExamples
- My vote of no confidence is also aimed at each and every councillor who is not man enough to stand up and stop this nonsense.
- Stop this nonsense at once, or you'll go to bed with no supper.
- Let us hope that the good people of Virginia put a stop to this nonsense.
- Our bill would have stopped that nonsense as well.
- Two outbreaks of such arrogant nonsense occurred recently.
- Finally, it is time to stop this fantastic nonsense and get down to real hard work.
- Frankly, I am not going to stand any of your nonsense; and when you drop it I shall not expect you to stand any of mine.
- We appeal to those offenders to please stop this silly nonsense, as this is not a nice thing to do.
- Referee Peter McCarthy refused to stand for any nonsense and brandished a succession of cards.
- Now when Greta occasionally forgets her manners, the owner can stop this nonsense by standing in her kitchen doorway with the can in her hands so that Greta can see it.
- Once again we appeal to these unsavoury people to please stop this silly nonsense.
- It is long past time to stop the partisan nonsense.
- I appeal to all concern to stop this silly nonsense before someone is seriously hurt.
- But, if the people of Washington, D.C., will stand up as citizens and exert their druthers, this nonsense would stop.
- The players under Shutt know he will stand no nonsense.
- Ok, so American justice isn't always perfect, but this nonsense sure doesn't help.
- ‘Guys can you stop all this nonsense for just few minutes,’ Kaoru said and stood in-between them.
- I believed that his romanticisms were foolish nonsense and were to be looked down upon.
- To have those rights overridden by such ridiculous nonsense and sheer arrogance is unacceptable.
- This patient won't stand for any nonsense - but she does require instant gratification
Synonyms
mischief, mischievousness, naughtiness, badness

单词	nonsense
释义	Definition of nonsense in English: nonsense noun ˈnɒns(ə)ns mass noun 1Spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense. 废话 he was talking absolute nonsense 他说的完全是废话。 Example sentencesExamples But what possesses them to write such nonsense with a straight face is beyond me. Are there any other volunteers to write nonsense out there? Then he comes into this House, along with his colleagues, and talks a lot of drivel and absolute nonsense. I re-read the essay tonight, and it still reads like nonsense (not a word I use lightly) to me. The interesting thing is that he wrote this nonsense in October 2001-months before New Jersey officials appointed him their Poet Laureate. So, I may be an idiot, or just plain stupid, but I'm going to go ahead and admit that all of this gas price nonsense makes absolutely no sense to me. They are absolute nonsense and make no sense, at all. People get very frustrated because they're trying to make sense out of nonsense. Like I said earlier, it's absolute nonsense but nonsense which has been crafted with care and boundless enthusiasm. Yes, it's a splendid piece of nonsense she writes. His biography is eminently sensible on a subject about which much high-flown transcendental nonsense has been written. And perhaps the one or two readers who told me I was writing nonsense will remember as well? I think I am blabbering nonsense and I should stop. I'll keep writing nonsense on their lined pages. But I did produce much nonsense and some actual words on stacks of punch cards. My wife thinks he's some kind of demi-god and I'm just the bloke in the study writing nonsense, you know. I try to write, and manage 60 words of unsatisfactory nonsense before I give up. It made sense at that moment, you know, to roar incoherent nonsense while standing on stage with one of my musical icons. In 1951 if I had said I was going to the deli to pick up a sixpack of coke, people would have thought I was speaking nonsense; the words were foreign. Synonyms rubbish, balderdash, gibberish, claptrap, blarney, guff, blather, blether informal hogwash, rot, baloney, tripe, drivel, gobbledegook, bilge, bosh, bull, bunk, hot air, eyewash, piffle, poppycock, phooey, hooey, malarkey, twaddle, dribble British informal cobblers, codswallop, cock, stuff and nonsense, tosh, double Dutch, flannel, waffle Scottish &amp Northern English informal havers North American informal garbage, flapdoodle, blathers, wack, bushwa, applesauce informal, dated bunkum, tommyrot, cod, gammon, toffee vulgar slang shit, bullshit, crap, bollocks, balls North American vulgar slang crapola Australian/New Zealand vulgar slang bulldust 1.1as exclamation Used to show strong disagreement. 胡说 ‘Nonsense! No one can do that.’ “胡说！没人能做那事。” Example sentencesExamples The second man was indignant at hearing this: ‘What nonsense!’ As a stickler for law and order, I say: nonsense! As for his assertion that they would have replaced poll tax with a local income tax if it was feasible - nonsense! 1.2as modifier Denoting verse or other writing intended to be amusing by virtue of its absurd or whimsical language. （诗句等）语言诙谐幽默 nonsense poetry 打油诗。 Example sentencesExamples I got a text message on my cell phone today with nonsense poetry from an unknown source. Vocal tracks fare better, presenting skittish pop with goofy arrangements and nonsense lyrics. It is more difficult to believe that two irreverent jokers who set out to write nonsense verses could have been inspired by the gods without knowing it. But there are also disadvantages, including the nonsense sentences made from just these six letters. These two cuts are highlights from the album for me, especially ‘I Love You So’ with its nonsense lyrics. But before you get it all wrong, it's the world of nonsense poetry that the people at Akshara are talking about. Her stories, told in nonsense verse, are fast-paced with a rhythm that carries through its pages. Trash might be collectible, nonsense lyrics might be profound. As a boy of 11, I loved the nonsense verse of Façade, which I used to read whilst listening to Peggy Ashcroft and Paul Scofield's recorded version. Ackroyd then traces the development of comic writing through the wit of John Donne to the nonsense books of Lewis Carroll. The Dada-influenced Suite for Chamber Orchestra, composed two years before the concerto, begins with a short nonsense poem, in true Dada style. The nonsense lyrics are either the ramblings of a burnt out fool or transcendent works of genius. There were innumerable short parodies of Shakespeare's work, and Carroll's nonsense verse is often parodic. It's a nonsense verse used by everyone from boy scouts to football hooligans. It is not addressed to anyone, is not in the Knave's handwriting, and is actually a set of nonsense verses. In fact, several of my favourite nonsense poems are by Lewis Carroll. During these years he wrote his greatest nonsense verse. Every language had its stock of lullabies, nursery rhymes, nonsense verses, fairytales and simple stories. Based on the life and nonsense poems of Edward Lear, the show was nominated for a Total Theatre Award and widely praised by the critics. Successful nonsense verse must respect the structure and syntax of a language. 2Foolish or unacceptable behaviour. 愚蠢的行为 she's a strong woman who stands no nonsense 她是个强硬的女人，不接受任何愚蠢的行为。 Example sentencesExamples Our bill would have stopped that nonsense as well. This patient won't stand for any nonsense - but she does require instant gratification We appeal to those offenders to please stop this silly nonsense, as this is not a nice thing to do. Stop this nonsense at once, or you'll go to bed with no supper. Two outbreaks of such arrogant nonsense occurred recently. Once again we appeal to these unsavoury people to please stop this silly nonsense. Ok, so American justice isn't always perfect, but this nonsense sure doesn't help. Referee Peter McCarthy refused to stand for any nonsense and brandished a succession of cards. I appeal to all concern to stop this silly nonsense before someone is seriously hurt. Now when Greta occasionally forgets her manners, the owner can stop this nonsense by standing in her kitchen doorway with the can in her hands so that Greta can see it. My vote of no confidence is also aimed at each and every councillor who is not man enough to stand up and stop this nonsense. ‘Guys can you stop all this nonsense for just few minutes,’ Kaoru said and stood in-between them. Frankly, I am not going to stand any of your nonsense; and when you drop it I shall not expect you to stand any of mine. But, if the people of Washington, D.C., will stand up as citizens and exert their druthers, this nonsense would stop. Let us hope that the good people of Virginia put a stop to this nonsense. The players under Shutt know he will stand no nonsense. I believed that his romanticisms were foolish nonsense and were to be looked down upon. To have those rights overridden by such ridiculous nonsense and sheer arrogance is unacceptable. Finally, it is time to stop this fantastic nonsense and get down to real hard work. It is long past time to stop the partisan nonsense. Synonyms mischief, mischievousness, naughtiness, badness bad behaviour, misbehaviour, misconduct, misdemeanour, perversity, pranks, tricks, larks, capers, joking, jesting, clowning, buffoonery, roguery, devilry, funny business French diablerie informal tomfoolery, monkey tricks, monkey business, shenanigans, goings-on, hanky-panky British informal carry-on, carryings-on, jiggery-pokery archaic deviltry 2.1count noun Something ridiculously impractical or ill-advised. the law is a nonsense the proposal would make a nonsense of their plans 那项提议会让他们的计划变得荒诞不稽。 Example sentencesExamples The World Cup opening stages tend to make a nonsense of received wisdom. Mr Speaker, this really does make a nonsense of Standing Order 301. They make a nonsense of her claim that it ‘will protect the diversity and plurality of our media’. Corporate social responsibility, Friedman assures him, is a nonsense - not just illegal, but immoral. They have turned a potentially good idea into a nonsense. It was estimated that just 20% of dogs have a licence, making a nonsense out of the law. Dalrymple takes us on a grand tour of the nonsenses and hypocrisies which surround this tale, and in doing so he exposes, yet again, the cretinous and self-serving nature of much of what passes, these days, for academic discourse. Other police forces said such a policy was a nonsense. She bristles at Government's attitudes to the unemployed, arguing her daily experiences make a nonsense of claims the outlook is brightening. But this is, in fact, true in law - and it is what makes a nonsense of the Human Rights Act. No doubt Brenner wishes that the 1990s had never happened, since the economic optimism in that decade seems to make a nonsense of his thesis. Both Royds and Wibsey wards will be bisected by busy main roads which ought to be boundaries, and to extend Wibsey into Marshfields is a nonsense. And such, I'm afraid, are the daily nonsenses with which writers are assailed by publishers. He regards the ban on hunting with dogs as a nonsense. European human rights ‘laws’ are a nonsense of course, as shown by the statement about discrimination based on immigration status. The rule is a nonsense as was shown last Monday - all a jockey needs to do is walk to the nearest course exit, jump outside, make his mobile call and walk back in. ‘It's an absurd nonsense that Parliament should not sit for two and a half months,’ he says. However, the dates make a nonsense of this suggestion. The passage of time has made a nonsense of that verdict. He said: ‘He has been in this country for such a long time it seems a bit of a nonsense to pursue this.’ Definition of nonsense in US English: nonsense noun 1Spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense. 废话 he was talking absolute nonsense 他说的完全是废话。 Example sentencesExamples I'll keep writing nonsense on their lined pages. Yes, it's a splendid piece of nonsense she writes. Like I said earlier, it's absolute nonsense but nonsense which has been crafted with care and boundless enthusiasm. And perhaps the one or two readers who told me I was writing nonsense will remember as well? But I did produce much nonsense and some actual words on stacks of punch cards. I try to write, and manage 60 words of unsatisfactory nonsense before I give up. In 1951 if I had said I was going to the deli to pick up a sixpack of coke, people would have thought I was speaking nonsense; the words were foreign. They are absolute nonsense and make no sense, at all. But what possesses them to write such nonsense with a straight face is beyond me. Then he comes into this House, along with his colleagues, and talks a lot of drivel and absolute nonsense. So, I may be an idiot, or just plain stupid, but I'm going to go ahead and admit that all of this gas price nonsense makes absolutely no sense to me. It made sense at that moment, you know, to roar incoherent nonsense while standing on stage with one of my musical icons. His biography is eminently sensible on a subject about which much high-flown transcendental nonsense has been written. I re-read the essay tonight, and it still reads like nonsense (not a word I use lightly) to me. My wife thinks he's some kind of demi-god and I'm just the bloke in the study writing nonsense, you know. I think I am blabbering nonsense and I should stop. The interesting thing is that he wrote this nonsense in October 2001-months before New Jersey officials appointed him their Poet Laureate. Are there any other volunteers to write nonsense out there? People get very frustrated because they're trying to make sense out of nonsense. Synonyms rubbish, balderdash, gibberish, claptrap, blarney, guff, blather, blether 1.1as exclamation Used to show strong disagreement. 胡说 “Nonsense! No one can do that.” “胡说！没人能做那事。” Example sentencesExamples The second man was indignant at hearing this: ‘What nonsense!’ As a stickler for law and order, I say: nonsense! As for his assertion that they would have replaced poll tax with a local income tax if it was feasible - nonsense! 1.2as modifier Denoting verse or other writing intended to be amusing by virtue of its absurd or whimsical language. （诗句等）语言诙谐幽默 nonsense poetry 打油诗。 Example sentencesExamples But there are also disadvantages, including the nonsense sentences made from just these six letters. In fact, several of my favourite nonsense poems are by Lewis Carroll. It is more difficult to believe that two irreverent jokers who set out to write nonsense verses could have been inspired by the gods without knowing it. These two cuts are highlights from the album for me, especially ‘I Love You So’ with its nonsense lyrics. During these years he wrote his greatest nonsense verse. But before you get it all wrong, it's the world of nonsense poetry that the people at Akshara are talking about. Based on the life and nonsense poems of Edward Lear, the show was nominated for a Total Theatre Award and widely praised by the critics. Ackroyd then traces the development of comic writing through the wit of John Donne to the nonsense books of Lewis Carroll. Vocal tracks fare better, presenting skittish pop with goofy arrangements and nonsense lyrics. I got a text message on my cell phone today with nonsense poetry from an unknown source. There were innumerable short parodies of Shakespeare's work, and Carroll's nonsense verse is often parodic. It's a nonsense verse used by everyone from boy scouts to football hooligans. The nonsense lyrics are either the ramblings of a burnt out fool or transcendent works of genius. The Dada-influenced Suite for Chamber Orchestra, composed two years before the concerto, begins with a short nonsense poem, in true Dada style. It is not addressed to anyone, is not in the Knave's handwriting, and is actually a set of nonsense verses. Every language had its stock of lullabies, nursery rhymes, nonsense verses, fairytales and simple stories. Successful nonsense verse must respect the structure and syntax of a language. As a boy of 11, I loved the nonsense verse of Façade, which I used to read whilst listening to Peggy Ashcroft and Paul Scofield's recorded version. Her stories, told in nonsense verse, are fast-paced with a rhythm that carries through its pages. Trash might be collectible, nonsense lyrics might be profound. 2Foolish or unacceptable behavior. 愚蠢的行为 put a stop to that nonsense, will you? Example sentencesExamples My vote of no confidence is also aimed at each and every councillor who is not man enough to stand up and stop this nonsense. Stop this nonsense at once, or you'll go to bed with no supper. Let us hope that the good people of Virginia put a stop to this nonsense. Our bill would have stopped that nonsense as well. Two outbreaks of such arrogant nonsense occurred recently. Finally, it is time to stop this fantastic nonsense and get down to real hard work. Frankly, I am not going to stand any of your nonsense; and when you drop it I shall not expect you to stand any of mine. We appeal to those offenders to please stop this silly nonsense, as this is not a nice thing to do. Referee Peter McCarthy refused to stand for any nonsense and brandished a succession of cards. Now when Greta occasionally forgets her manners, the owner can stop this nonsense by standing in her kitchen doorway with the can in her hands so that Greta can see it. Once again we appeal to these unsavoury people to please stop this silly nonsense. It is long past time to stop the partisan nonsense. I appeal to all concern to stop this silly nonsense before someone is seriously hurt. But, if the people of Washington, D.C., will stand up as citizens and exert their druthers, this nonsense would stop. The players under Shutt know he will stand no nonsense. Ok, so American justice isn't always perfect, but this nonsense sure doesn't help. ‘Guys can you stop all this nonsense for just few minutes,’ Kaoru said and stood in-between them. I believed that his romanticisms were foolish nonsense and were to be looked down upon. To have those rights overridden by such ridiculous nonsense and sheer arrogance is unacceptable. This patient won't stand for any nonsense - but she does require instant gratification Synonyms mischief, mischievousness, naughtiness, badness
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