Their schemes range from the plausible to the preposterous .

他们的计划中既有合理的勘探，也有十分荒谬的。

It seemed like a preposterous idea .

这个想法听起来有些荒唐。

A decade ago this would have been a preposterous question .

10年前，这会是一个有些可笑的问题。

At first glance the idea seems preposterous .

乍一看，这个想法似乎十分荒谬。

Yet the idea of putting the constitution to french and dutch voters again is preposterous .

然而，那种企图将宪法再次抛向法国与荷兰民众的想法是极其荒谬的。