1 N-COUNT 傻子;蠢人;白痴 If you call someone a fool, you are indicating that you think they are not at all sensible and show a lack of good judgment. 傻子;蠢人;白痴 [disapproval]
SYN simpleton, idiot, mug [British , slang] , berk [British , slang]
2 ADJ [ADJ n] 傻的;愚蠢的 Fool is used to describe an action or person that is not at all sensible and shows a lack of good judgment. 傻的;愚蠢的 [mainly US, informal, disapproval]
3 VERB 愚弄;欺骗 If someone fools you, they deceive or trick you. 愚弄;欺骗
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Art dealers fool a lot of people. [VERB noun]
艺术经纪人能欺骗很多人。
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Don't be fooled by his appearance. [be VERB-ed]
别被他的外表欺骗了。
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They tried to fool you into coming after us. [VERB noun + into]
他们想要骗你来追踪我们。
SYN deceive, cheat, mislead, delude
4 VERB 瞎弄;瞎折腾;糊弄 If you say that a person is fooling with something or someone, you mean that the way they are behaving is likely to cause problems. 瞎弄;瞎折腾;糊弄
5 N-COUNT [usually the NOUN] (旧时国王或王后豢养的)弄臣，小丑 In the courts of kings and queens in medieval Europe, the fool was the person whose job was to do silly things in order to make people laugh. (旧时国王或王后豢养的)弄臣，小丑
6 N-VAR 奶油果泥;蛋奶果泥 Fool is a dessert made by mixing soft cooked fruit with whipped cream or with custard. 奶油果泥;蛋奶果泥 [British]
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...gooseberry fool.
奶油醋栗泥
7 PHRASE 让…出丑;戏弄 If you make a fool of someone, you make them seem silly by telling people about something stupid that they have done, or by tricking them. 让…出丑;戏弄
8 PHRASE 出丑;让人看笑话 If you make a fool of yourself, you behave in a way that makes other people think that you are silly or lacking in good judgment. 出丑;让人看笑话
9 PHRASE 那样做真傻 If you say to someone 'More fool you' when they tell you what they have done or what they plan to do, you are indicating that you think that it is silly and shows a lack of judgment. 那样做真傻 [British, disapproval]
10 PHRASE 扮傻逗乐 If you play the fool or act the fool, you behave in a playful, childish, and foolish way, usually in order to make other people laugh. 扮傻逗乐
11 to suffer fools gladly→see: suffer
12 PHRASAL VERB 吊儿郎当;游荡;鬼混 If you fool around, you behave in a silly, dangerous, or irresponsible way. 吊儿郎当;游荡;鬼混
13 PHRASAL VERB 有私情;乱搞 If someone fools around with another person, especially when one of them is married, they have a casual sexual relationship. 有私情;乱搞
14 PHRASAL VERB 犯傻;扮傻逗乐 If you fool around, you behave in a playful, childish, and silly way, often in order to make people laugh. In British English, you can also say you fool about . 犯傻;扮傻逗乐
Phrasal verbs: - fool aboutfool around
Quotations
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread Alexander Pope An Essay on Criticism
A fool and his words are soon parted William Shenstone Works
A fool uttereth all his mind Bible: Proverbs
I am two fools, I know,
For loving, and for saying so
In whining poetry John Donne Songs and Sonnets
Who loves not woman, wine and song
Remains a fool his whole life long attributed to Martin Luther
Be wise with speed;
A fool at forty is a fool indeed Edward Young The Love of Fame
There's a sucker born every minute Phineas T. Barnum
You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can't fool all of the people all the time attributed to both Phineas T. Barnum and Abraham Lincoln
Natur never makes enny blunders. When she makes a phool she means it Josh Billings Josh Billings' Wit and Humour
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees William Blake The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise William Blake The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
A knowledgeable fool is a greater fool than an ignorant fool Molière Les Femmes Savantes
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