fool
n
1 (derog 贬) person who acts unwisely; person lacking in good sense or judgement; idiot 蠢人; 傻瓜; 白痴
What fools we were not to see the trap! 我们没有看出那是个陷阱, 多麽傻呀!
And I was fool enough (ie so stupid as) to believe him. 而我却相信他, 真够傻的了.
2 (formerly) man employed by a king, noble, etc to amuse others with jokes and tricks; clown or jester (旧时)(国王或贵族豢养的)小丑, 弄臣.
3 (idm 习语) act/play the fool behave irresponsibly or so as to amuse (and perhaps annoy) others 瞎胡闹; 逗乐; (有时指)把人惹恼. be a fool for one's `pains do sth for which one gets no reward or thanks 做费力不讨好的事. be ,no `fool; be ,nobody's `fool be a wise and clever person; not be easily deceived 为人精明; 不易上当. a ,fool and his ,money are ,soon `parted (saying 谚) a foolish person spends, or can be tricked into spending, all his money 傻瓜存不住钱. (be sent/go on) a `fool's errand (be sent/go on) a senseless or an unprofitable mission (被派去干[干])徒劳无功的或白费力气的差事. (be/live in) a fool's `paradise (be/live in) a state of (false) happiness that cannot last (处於[生活在]不能持久的)(虚幻的)乐境. 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 用作感叹语) the person specified is especially unwise for behaving in the way he does 蠢极了. (there is) ,no fool like an `old fool (saying 谚) 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. 不要摆弄那把刀, 会伤人的.
(b) [I] tease or joke; pretend 逗弄; 开玩笑
I was only fooling when I said I'd lost your keys. 我说把你的钥匙丢了, 只是逗你玩的.
2 [Tn] trick or deceive (sb) 哄骗, 欺骗(某人)
You can't/don't fool me! 你休想[别]骗我!
3 (phr v) fool about/around waste time; be idle 虚度光阴; 胡混
I was meant to be working on Sunday, but I just fooled around all day. 星期日我本应工作的, 但却闲混了一整天.
fool n [C, U]
(usu in compounds 通常用以构成复合词) cold light pudding of crushed cooked fruit mixed with cream or custard 一种用奶油或蛋奶沙司拌熟水果泥制成的凉布丁
rhubarb fool 大黄茎凉点心.
🔁 扩展释义
*[fu:l]n. 愚人, 受骗者, 奶油拌水果vt. 愚弄, 欺骗, 浪费vi. 干傻事, 开玩笑, 游荡a. 傻的相关词组: make a fool of sb fool sb into doing sth take sb for a fool fool about be a fool to...
📖 同为「MBA」词汇
fakevt. 伪造;篡改;对…做手脚;仿造;
vt.& vi. 假装;
n. 骗子;冒牌货,赝品;[体]假动作;冒充,诈骗;
adj. 假的,冒充的;
Bison were killed for their meat, while their fur provided warm clothing during cold winters.
他们杀野牛,吃野牛肉,用野牛毛皮制成冬季御寒的衣服。
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他们要在船舱里工作,切掉旧的金属,焊接新的金属板,钻孔,埋电线和电话线以及安装新的水管和蒸汽管。
He built a glass wall through which he could watch what went on inside.