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词汇 harebrained
释义 harebrained
adjective
 informal(alsohair-brained)uk /ˈheə.breɪnd/ us /ˈher.breɪnd/
(of plans or people) silly or not practical: (计划或人)不切实际的;愚蠢的
harebrained schemeThat sounds like another of his harebrained schemes!听上去他似乎又有了一个愚蠢的计划!
Synonyms
insane
loopyinformal
mad(SILLY)UKinformal
Note:

The spelling harebrained is most common. The spelling hair-brained is also frequently used, but some people consider it to be incorrect.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Stupid and silly
absurd
absurdity
absurdly
adolescent
against your better judgmentidiom
dopey
dopily
dorky
dottiness
dotty
in his/her/their wisdomidiom
in someone's infinite wisdomidiom
inadvisable
injudicious
injudiciously
uncritical
uncritically
undiscriminating
unintelligent
unperceptive

harebrained | American Dictionary


harebrained
adjective
us/ˈheərˌbreɪnd/
(of plans or people) foolish; not practical:
a harebrained scheme

Examples of harebrained


harebrained
There are more formidable objections to this harebrained scheme in addition to the lack of continuity and expert advice.
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Let me say a little about the workability of what could be objectively described as a harebrained scheme.
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The scheme was to run a road through the centre of the town and to build a bridge across the main street—a most harebrained scheme.
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No doubt a substantial part of that is accounted for by the nationalisation of steel and one or two other harebrained schemes.
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I do not know what evil genius thinks up these harebrained schemes.
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Frye, who works as a lawyer, is often dishonest and frequently gets into trouble with his many harebrained schemes.
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He ultimately came to the conclusion that no amount of ripening time was going to help this gimmicky and ultimately harebrained movie.
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They come up with various schemes, each more harebrained than the laststealing library books, breaking and entering, dognappingall with a spectacular lack of success.
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A diplomat later called the hunt a hare-brained scheme.
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He often plays along with their hare-brained schemes, even encouraging them, often just to see them fail.
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