1·The idea that TV shows like "Dallas" or "Dynasty" represent typical American life is laughable.
认为像《豪门恩怨》或《鹰冠庄园》那样的电视剧代表典型美国生活的想法是可笑的。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·The bald, chemo-ravaged head - the public got used to that pretty quickly, just as we once got used to thinking of her as "the face of racism" or "the laughable image of illiteracy".
一个被化疗蹂躏得光秃秃的脑袋——公众似乎很快就接受了,正如我们曾习惯于将她认作“一张种族主义者的面孔”“可笑的无知者形象”那样。
3·I made clear to her how laughable would have been the waywardness of English spelling but for the tragic compulsion we were under to cram it for our examinations.
我明确告诉她,英文拼法的毫无规则是多么可笑,只有在不幸的强迫之下,我们为了考试才对它死记硬背。
4·Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.
从一个人觉得什么可笑最能清楚地看出他的个性。
5·Perhaps the city's challenges are still too daunting: a deeply troubled police department, a stubborn crime problem, laughable infrastructure and a yawning budget hole.
或许是因为这座城市正面临着令人畏惧的挑战:深陷麻团的警察部门,恶疾难除的犯罪问题,荒唐可笑的基础设施建设和巨大的预算缺口。