| 释义 |
fool¹ /fuːl/ n. | vi. | vt. | a. | phr.
I n.
1. 蠢人，傻子，笨蛋；莽汉
What a fool the man is! 这人多傻啊!
John was fool enough to agree. 约翰真蠢，竟会表示同意。
2. (中世纪宫廷内或贵族家中供人娱乐的)弄臣；小丑
3. 〈古〉受愚弄(或欺骗)的人
4. 〈废〉白痴，低能者
5. 〈俚〉有癖好(或特长)的人
a fool for candy 特别爱好吃糖的人
a dancing fool 舞迷
II ❶ vi.
1. 干蠢事
Can't you stop fooling? 你不能不犯傻吗?
2. 开玩笑；演滑稽角色
I was not fooling, I was serious. 我不是开玩笑，我是当真的。
3. 〈口〉玩弄，乱弄；戏弄
4. 虚度光阴，无所事事
❷ vt.
1. 愚弄，欺骗
fool sb. with a lie 用谎言欺骗某人
She certainly had me fooled. 她确实把我给骗了。
He's fooled a lot of people into believing he's a rich man. 他已骗了许多人，使他们相信他是个富人。
He fooled the old lady out of all her money. 他骗取了老太太的全部钱财。
2. 〈废〉使糊涂
III a.
〈美口〉愚蠢的，傻的
a fool idea 愚蠢的想法
[<OFr fol mad person < LL follis empty-headed fellow < L: bellows; 与 L flāre to blow 有关] phr. act the fool = play the fool
A fool and his money are soon parted.〈谚〉蠢人不积财
A fool's bolt is soon shot. 见 bolt¹
be a fool for 无法抵制…的诱惑
be a fool for one's pains 徒劳无功
be a fool to 〈古〉不能与…相比，与…不可同日而语
be a fool to oneself 〈英〉费力不讨好；行善反得恶报
be no (或 nobody's) fool 并不傻，精明，不受人愚弄(或欺骗)
fool about 虚度光阴，闲荡
He just fools about all day long. 他整天闲荡。
fool along 〈美〉从容进行
fool around 〈口〉
1. 闲荡，混日子
You don't have any time to fool around. 你没有时间闲荡。
2. 〈美〉玩弄；搞不正当的性关系；调戏(with)
fool around with matches 玩弄火柴
Don't fool around with another man's wife. 不要同有夫之妇乱搞。
fool away 〈口〉浪费；虚度
fool away one's money (time) 浪费金钱(时间)
Fool's haste is no speed. 〈谚〉瞎忙不算快。
fool with 〈口〉瞎弄，乱弄；戏弄
Don't fool with that gun. 别乱弄那支枪。
I'm not to be fooled with. 我可不是好戏弄的。
make a fool of oneself 因干蠢事而出丑
make a fool of sb. 愚弄(或欺骗)某人
The schoolchildren made a fool of their new schoolfellow. 那些学生们作弄新同学。
play the fool 1. 做傻瓜，干蠢事
2. 扮丑角，演滑稽角色；逗人笑
The boy often plays the fool during lessons. 那男孩常在上课时出洋相逗人笑。
play the fool with 1. 欺骗，诱惑
2. 毁坏
suffer fools (gladly) 对蠢人有耐心
(the) more fool you (him, them等) 你(他，他们等)那样做(或想)真傻
There's no fool like an old fool. 〈谚〉没有再比老傻瓜更傻的人。
You could have fooled me! 我才不相信你呢! |