nonsense ·phrase
Definition: to spoil something or make it seem stupid Level: C2
对文本的删减使得这部戏剧显得荒谬。
Cuts to the text ___made ___a ___nonsense ___of the play.
当我们想到所有生活在恶劣条件下的贫穷无助的人们时，这真的使我们声称文明显得荒谬。
It really ___makes ___a ___nonsense ___of our claim to be civilized when one thinks of all the poor, helpless people that live under deplorable conditions.
他不断的打断使得会议显得荒唐。
His constant interruptions ___made ___a ___nonsense ___of the meeting.