| 单词 | fool |
| 释义 | foolWord family nounfooleryfoolingfoolishnessfoolhardinessfool's goldfooladjectivefoolishfoolbeggedfoolhardyfoolproofadverbfoolishly Performing fool1 /fuːl/ ●●○ noun 1 stupid person 蠢人 [countableC]STUPID/NOT SENSIBLE a stupid person or someone who has done something stupid 蠢人，傻子，笨蛋 SYN idiot What a fool she had been to think that he would stay. 她竟然那么傻，以为他会留下来。 Like a fool, I accepted straight away. 我像个傻子，立刻就接受了。 You silly old fool! 你这个大傻瓜！ 2 make a fool of yourself STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEto do something stupid that you feel embarrassed about afterwards and that makes you seem silly 使自己出丑 Sorry I made such a fool of myself last night. I must have been drunk. 对不起，昨天晚上我太失态了，我一定是喝醉了。 Examples from the Corpus make a fool of yourself• I met Sylvester Stallone one time and made a complete fool of myself.• I have made a fool of myself.• Your biggest fear is probably the fear of making a fool of yourself and this is what is making you nervous.• Athletes will seldom make fools of themselves for the press.• The mature glider pilot would never hesitate to make a fool of himself in the interests of safety.• One thing Congress apparently can do in a bipartisan spirit is to make a fool of itself.• A true cat is often willing to make a fool of herself, but only on her own terms.• She had truly made a fool of herself.• And why should you make a fool of yourself now by trying? 3 make a fool of somebody to deliberately do something to make someone else seem stupid 愚弄某人，使某人显得愚蠢 I suddenly realised that I was being made a fool of. 我突然明白过来，我被人耍了。 Examples from the Corpus make a fool of somebody• People got tired of interviewing him because they felt they were being made fools of.• We were dreary and would have made fools of ourselves.• Has my host made a fool of me?• Your biggest fear is probably the fear of making a fool of yourself and this is what is making you nervous.• The mature glider pilot would never hesitate to make a fool of himself in the interests of safety.• One thing Congress apparently can do in a bipartisan spirit is to make a fool of itself.• And Jeffries then proceeded to make a fool of Marshak by never again producing a single scholarly work.• Why did you try to make a fool of me in public?• And why should you make a fool of yourself now by trying? 4 any fool can do something spokenEASYEVERYONE used to say that it is very easy to do something or to see that something is true 傻瓜都会做某事，任何人都会做某事〔用于表示某事很简单〕 Any fool could have seen what would happen. 傻瓜都看得出来将会发生什么事。 Examples from the Corpus any fool can do something• Any fool can make a baby, but it takes a real man to raise his children.• But it is for you already, any fool can see you're in no shape to continue.• Conversely, any fool can sit down at a slot machine.• Of course any fool can write down 1,2, 3,4 and even 5,6, 7,8 opposite the names of candidates on a ballot paper. 5 be no/nobody’s fool INTELLIGENTto be difficult to trick or deceive, because you have a lot of experience and knowledge about something 不会轻易上当，为人精明，不是傻瓜 Katherine was nobody’s fool when it came to money. 凯瑟琳在钱的问题上一点也不傻。 Examples from the Corpus be no/nobody’s fool• Perhaps he was, she was nobody's fool. 6. gooseberry/strawberry etc fool British EnglishBrEDFF a sweet food made of soft cooked fruit mixed with cream 奶油醋栗泥/草莓泥等 Examples from the Corpus gooseberry/strawberry etc fool• If serving the gooseberry fool on its own, add a little extra sugar to taste. 7 more fool you/him etc British EnglishBrE spokenSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE used to say that you think someone was stupid to do something, and it is their own fault if this causes trouble 这是你自己傻/他自己傻等 ‘Jim smashed up my car.’ ‘More fool you for letting him borrow it!’ “吉姆把我的车撞坏了。”“你自己傻呀，把车借给他开！” 8. not suffer fools gladly if you say that someone doesn’t suffer fools gladly, they do not have any patience with people who they think are stupid 对蠢人没有耐心 Examples from the Corpus not suffer fools gladly• She was a forceful personality who did not suffer fools gladly, but her sternness was accompanied by grace and Victorian courtesy.• A tall, fast-talking southerner whose accent still lingers despite her years in the north, Porter does not suffer fools gladly.• Mr Fallon has been described as the kind of man who does not suffer fools gladly. 9. be living in a fool’s paradise TRICK/DECEIVEto feel happy and satisfied, and believe there are no problems, when in fact this is not true 陶醉在幻想之中，做黄粱美梦 10 play/act the fool STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEto behave in a silly way, especially in order to make people laugh 做傻事，瞎胡闹；装傻，逗人笑 Stop playing the fool! You’ll fall. 别胡闹了！你会摔倒的。 Examples from the Corpus play/act the fool• Dominic and Lee had been playing the fool as only young men can.• Those on the path of mastery are willing to take chances, play the fool...• But the trouble with the picture is that it does absolutely nothing with its various prognostications except play the fool with them.• Narouz had been angry, first with the girl for playing the fool and then with the eunuch for not finding her.• Don't go acting the fool, Carl.• He acted the fool, losing at first to whet their appetites, but in an hour emptied his three victims' purses.• In class he never played the fool, never challenged the teacher.• Don't play the fool with me. You know why I moved away.• He likes me to play the fool. 11. (send somebody on) a fool’s errand STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEto make someone go somewhere or do something for no good reason （派某人去做）徒劳无益的事 12. fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) used to say that people are stupid if they do something immediately without thinking about it first 傻瓜急不可待（，智者三思后行） 13. a fool and his money are soon parted used to say that stupid people spend money quickly without thinking about it 蠢人不积财 14. entertainer 表演者 [countableC]AP a man whose job was to entertain a king or other powerful people in the past, by doing tricks, singing funny songs etc 〔旧时供国王或其他权势人物娱乐的〕弄臣，小丑 SYN jester → April foolExamples from the Corpus fool• Anyone who thinks TV news gives you enough information is a fool.• She made you look a bit of a fool in front of anyone else who was watching.• What a fool I am, thought Mrs. Fanshawe.• We'd be devalued again and any fool but the government can see it coming, can't they?• They'd X-rayed my chest when any fool knew that it was the kidney that had had to come out.• This new lot have come up because the landowners are fools.• Epithets can be abusive: You clumsy fool! epitome A short summary of a speech or book.• Some fool backed over mine in a car park.• What does that fool think he's doing? silly old fool• What a silly old fool he was. fool2 ●○○ verb 1 [transitiveT]TRICK/DECEIVE to trick someone into believing something that is not true 欺骗，愚弄 Even art experts were fooled. 连艺术品专家也被骗了。 you don’t/can’t fool me 你那老一套的借口是骗不了我的。 You can’t fool me with that old excuse. 你那老一套的借口是骗不了我的。 be fooled by something Don’t be fooled by appearances. 不要被外表欺骗。 fool somebody into doing something I was fooled into believing their promises. 我受了骗，相信了他们的承诺。 2 fool yourself to try to make yourself believe something that you know is not really true 欺骗自己 It’s no good fooling yourself. He’s not coming back. 自己骗自己没有用，他不会回来的。 Examples from the Corpus fool yourself• Although a Pep Squad can sometimes fool the world, it can rarely fool itself.• However, the probabilities are that you are fooling yourself.• The stories of Blake and the various defectors show how easily the intelligence fraternity fools itself.• We fool ourselves by thinking we can go on automatic pilot, that we can survive by going through the motions.• It was as though he had been fooling himself all along.• Lindsey knew she had been fooling herself in thinking she could remain indifferent.• First a drive, he thought, headed anywhere, fooling himself into thinking he might simply keep going.• This was my way of fooling myself, perhaps. 3 you could have fooled me spokenBELIEVE used to show that you do not believe what someone has told you 你别骗我了，我才不信你呢 ‘Look, we’re doing our best to fix it.’ ‘Well, you could have fooled me.’ “看，我们正尽力修呢。”“嘿，你骗不了我的。” Examples from the Corpus you could have fooled me• "Look, we're doing our best to fix it." "Well, you could have fooled me." 4 somebody is just fooling spokenSERIOUS/NOT JOKING used to say that someone is not serious and is only pretending that something is true 某人只是闹着玩的 SYN somebody is just kidding Don’t pay any attention to Henry. He’s just fooling. 别理会亨利，他只是闹着玩的。 Examples from the Corpus somebody is just fooling• Don't pay any attention to Henry. He's just fooling. 5 fool around (also fool about British English) phrasal verbphr v a) STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEto waste time behaving in a silly way or doing things that are not important 闲荡，游手好闲 SYN mess around He always used to fool around in class. 他过去上课老是瞎混。 b) STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEto behave in a way which is careless and not responsible 乱弄，瞎弄 SYN mess around with Some idiot’s been fooling around with the electricity supply! 不知道哪个傻子一直在乱弄电源！ c) American EnglishAmE to spend time doing something that you enjoy, but that does not have a particular purpose 玩耍 SYN mess around The boys were out in the yard, just fooling around. 男孩们在外面院子里玩耍。 d) SYto have a sexual relationship with someone else’s wife, boyfriend etc 乱搞男女关系，鬼混 SYN mess around She found out that he’d been fooling around behind her back. 她发现他一直在偷情。 Examples from the Corpus fool with• This seems like a guy I can fool around with.• I fooled around with a lamb chop for a while, but decided I wasn't really very hungry after all.• Why fool around with money, or taking teeth out, when I might not enjoy it as much?• I make a policy of never fooling around with my clients.• Matt thinks his wife is fooling around with someone.• Augie and I are fooling around with them.• Stop fooling around with those scissors before you hurt yourself! 6 fool with something phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmE informal a) to touch or play with something, especially when you should not 瞎弄，乱弄 SYN mess with something Who’s been fooling with the radio dial? 谁在乱调收音机？ b) to become involved in something which could cause damage or be dangerous 卷入有害[危险]的事 SYN mess with something Examples from the Corpus fool• The brothers' act had us all fooled.• His hairpiece doesn't fool anyone.• Dominic was just fooling around - flirting.• They are not fooled by women who pretend to love sports.• Do you think you can fool me, Armagnac at sunset?• You can't fool me - I know he's already given you the money.• It would have fooled me, let alone a buffalo.• All I can say having watched Torvill and Dean's peerless and emotional performances ... you could have fooled me.• Maybe I was just fooling myself, but I really thought he liked me.• The recording fooled the enemy about troop movements.• They managed to fool the police into thinking they had left the country.• Did, did you fool with your crab meat yet?• He is also a deeply private person whose kindly, smiling face could fool you. fool somebody into doing something• Don't be fooled into buying more insurance than you need. fool3 adjectiveadj [only before noun] American EnglishAmE informal 1 STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEsilly or stupid 愚蠢的，傻的 SYN foolish What did you say a fool thing like that for? 你为什么要说那种蠢话？ Examples from the Corpus fool• What that fool box might teach us about the world is breathtaking to consider.• Look there that old fool Broom, slipped off to sleep.• I tell you, the whole fool scheme is worth trying, just for the sake of this last part. (1200-1300) Old French fol, from Latin follis “bag for blowing air” |
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