plural fools
plural fools
Learner's definition of FOOL
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: a person who lacks good sense or judgment : a stupid or silly person傻瓜；笨蛋；蠢人 -
those fools who ride motorcycles without wearing helmets那些骑摩托车不戴头盔的傻瓜
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Only a fool would ask such a silly question.只有笨蛋才会问这么愚蠢的问题。
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You'd be a fool to believe what he tells you.要是相信他告诉你的话，你就是个傻瓜。
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You're making yourself look like a fool.你让自己看上去像个傻瓜。
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A fool and his money are soon parted. [=a foolish person spends money too quickly on unimportant things]蠢人不积财。
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Any fool can see [=anyone can see] that he's lying.傻子都能看出来他在撒谎。
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I never thought you'd be fool enough to believe him. = I never thought you'd be enough of a fool to believe him.我完全没想到你竟然会傻到去相信他。
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(informal) Only that fool of a brother [=that foolish brother] of yours would ask such a silly question!只有你那个笨蛋兄弟才会问这么愚蠢的问题！
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(informal) Some (damn/damned) fool of a driver kept trying to pass me!有个（该死的）笨蛋司机一直想超我的车！
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Fools rush in (where angels fear to tread ). [=it is foolish to take action if you do not know much about what you are doing]（智者三思之事）愚人急不可待。
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(Brit, informal) (The ) more fool you if you believe him. = (The) more fool you for believing him. [=you would be a fool to believe him]如果你相信他，那你就太蠢了。
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(Brit, informal) More fool him for trusting her.他信任她真是犯傻。
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There's no fool like an old fool. [=a foolish old person is especially foolish because an old person should have learned from experience not to make the kind of mistakes a young person makes]糊涂莫过老糊涂。
◊ A smart or clever person can be described as no fool or as nobody's fool.并不傻；精明
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He may not look very smart, but he's no fool.他可能看起来不是很精明，但他并不傻。
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Don't try to trick her—she's nobody's fool.别想骗她——她可不傻。
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US, informal : a person who enjoys something very much（对某物）有癖好的人；…迷 3
chiefly British : a dessert made with cooked fruit and cream or a thick sauce奶油果子泥
act/play the fool
: to behave in a silly or foolish way装傻；做傻事
make a fool of yourself
: to behave in a very foolish or silly way出丑
make a fool (out) of
: to cause (someone) to look stupid or foolish愚弄（某人） 2 fool /ˈfuːl/ verb
fools; fooled; fooling
fools; fooled; fooling
Learner's definition of FOOL
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[no object] : to speak or act in a way that is not serious : joke, kid开玩笑；戏谑 -
I was only fooling.我只是在开玩笑。
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When she first told us that she was getting married, we thought she was fooling.她刚告诉我们她要结婚的时候，我们以为她在开玩笑。
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[+ object] : to make (someone) believe something that is not true : to trick (someone)愚弄，欺骗（某人） -
His disguise didn't fool anybody.他的伪装没能欺骗到任何人。
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“He's an expert in his field.” “Well, you sure could have fooled me!” [=I doubt that he is really an expert in his field]他是他那个领域的专家。”“得了，别骗我了！”
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He really had me fooled.他真把我给骗了。
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Stop fooling yourself —she doesn't really love you.别自欺欺人了——她不是真心爱你的。
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sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
fool around
[phrasal verb] informal also British fool about 1
: to do things that are not useful or serious : to waste time闲荡；游手好闲；虚度光阴 -
We fooled around [=messed around] outdoors for a while, but then went inside to get some work done.我们在门外闲逛了一会儿，不过之后进屋干了些活儿。
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He decided it was time to stop fooling around and settle down and get married.他觉得该结束游手好闲的生活，安定下来结婚了。
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Wow, he's already done everything he promised. He doesn't fool around, does he? [=he gets things done quickly]哇，他承诺的事情都做了。他可没闲着，不是吗？
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: to have sex with someone who is not your husband, wife, or regular partner乱搞男女关系；与异性鬼混 —
often + with 3 fool around/about with (something)
a : to use or do (something) in a way that is not very serious随便用用；随便做做 b : to handle or play with (something) in a careless or foolish way糊弄；摆弄 -
Stop fooling [=fiddling, messing] around with the stereo.别胡乱摆弄立体声音响了。
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Don't fool around with that gun.别乱动那支枪。
fool with
[phrasal verb] informal 1 fool with (something)
a : to handle or play with (something) in a careless way : to fool around with (something)糊弄；摆弄 b : to deal with or be involved with (something that causes or that could cause trouble)处理，牵涉（麻烦事） 2
fool with (someone) : to deal with (someone) in a way that may cause anger or violence招惹，惹恼（某人） 3 fool /ˈfuːl/ adjective
Learner's definition of FOOL
always used before a noun US, informal