| 词汇 | madcap |
| 释义 | madcap adjective[ before noun ] old-fashioneduk /ˈmæd.kæp/ us /ˈmæd.kæp/ used to describe silly and funny behaviour or a plan that is very silly and funny and unlikely to succeed: （行为或计划）鲁莽的，愚蠢的，荒唐的 the madcap antics of the clowns小丑们愚蠢可笑的动作 Stupid and silly absurd absurdity absurdly adolescent against your better judgmentidiom dopey dopily dorky dottiness dotty imprudently in his/her/their wisdomidiom in someone's infinite wisdomidiom inadvisable injudicious uncritical uncritically undiscriminating unintelligent unperceptive madcap | American Dictionarymadcap adjective us/ˈmædˌkæp/ silly and often amusing: The madcap antics of the clowns made us laugh. Examples of madcapmadcap There is massive public opposition to this madcap scheme, which will fragment the national service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then we can consign to the dustbin the madcap idea of fixed term contracts for assistant chief constables and chief constables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any legislation that allows agencies to produce more madcap schemes is thoroughly bad. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I plead with him, even at this late stage, to halt the proposals, and have done with his madcap scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There will remain no effective deterrent for madcap juvenile drivers, many of whom do not have a licence and are not insured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It must also drop its madcap, profligate policies, and reduce management levels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We now have this madcap scheme of denying local government the money with which it can support those absolutely essential charities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We can look our electors and taxpayers in the eye and say that we are not embarking on a madcap scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole madcap plan for privatisation is now dependent upon management and employee buy-outs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall not get rid of them in the type of madcap economy which we have at the moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is this a madcap movement sweeping across the world? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If any such madcap proposals as that were carried out, they would result in making the unemployment situation much more serious than it is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been a madcap rush to cut housing investment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He can stand up, accept this amendment and get rid of this absolutely madcap idea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So it is not a madcap scheme dreamed up by some rural policeman. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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