fool
n
1 (derog 貶) person who acts unwisely; person lacking in good sense or judgement; idiot 蠢人; 傻瓜; 白癡
What fools we were not to see the trap! 我們沒有看出那是個陷阱, 多麼傻呀!
And I was fool enough (ie so stupid as) to believe him. 而我卻相信他, 真夠傻的了.
2 (formerly) man employed by a king, noble, etc to amuse others with jokes and tricks; clown or jester (舊時)(國王或貴族豢養(yǎng)的)小丑, 弄臣.
3 (idm 習(xí)語) act/play the fool behave irresponsibly or so as to amuse (and perhaps annoy) others 瞎胡鬧; 逗樂; (有時指)把人惹惱. be a fool for one's `pains do sth for which one gets no reward or thanks 做費力不討好的事. be ,no `fool; be ,nobody's `fool be a wise and clever person; not be easily deceived 為人精明; 不易上當(dāng). a ,fool and his ,money are ,soon `parted (saying 諺) a foolish person spends, or can be tricked into spending, all his money 傻瓜存不住錢. (be sent/go on) a `fool's errand (be sent/go on) a senseless or an unprofitable mission (被派去干[干])徒勞無功的或白費力氣的差事. (be/live in) a fool's `paradise (be/live in) a state of (false) happiness that cannot last (處於[生活在]不能持久的)(虛幻的)樂境. make a `fool of oneself/sb behave foolishly/trick sb into behaving foolishly 使(自己[某人])出丑. (the) ,more fool `sb (used as an exclamation 用作感嘆語) the person specified is especially unwise for behaving in the way he does 蠢極了. (there is) ,no fool like an `old fool (saying 諺) the foolish behaviour of an older person seems even more foolish because he is expected to act more sensibly than a younger person 最傻的是老傻瓜. not/never suffer fools gladly => suffer. fool, v
1
(a) [I, Ip] ~ (about/around) behave stupidly or foolishly 干蠢事
Stop fooling about with that knife or someone will get hurt. 不要擺弄那把刀, 會傷人的.
(b) [I] tease or joke; pretend 逗弄; 開玩笑
I was only fooling when I said I'd lost your keys. 我說把你的鑰匙丟了, 只是逗你玩的.
2 [Tn] trick or deceive (sb) 哄騙, 欺騙(某人)
You can't/don't fool me! 你休想[別]騙我!
3 (phr v) fool about/around waste time; be idle 虛度光陰; 胡混
I was meant to be working on Sunday, but I just fooled around all day. 星期日我本應(yīng)工作的, 但卻閑混了一整天.
fool n [C, U]
(usu in compounds 通常用以構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞) cold light pudding of crushed cooked fruit mixed with cream or custard 一種用奶油或蛋奶沙司拌熟水果泥制成的涼布丁
rhubarb fool 大黃莖涼點心.
?? 擴展釋義
*[fu:l]n. 愚人, 受騙者, 奶油拌水果vt. 愚弄, 欺騙, 浪費vi. 干傻事, 開玩笑, 游蕩a. 傻的相關(guān)詞組: make a fool of sb fool sb into doing sth take sb for a fool fool about be a fool to...
?? 同為「MBA」詞匯
fakevt. 偽造;篡改;對…做手腳;仿造;
vt.& vi. 假裝;
n. 騙子;冒牌貨,贗品;[體]假動作;冒充,詐騙;
adj. 假的,冒充的;