fool
noun
verb
adj
fuːl
noun
1
STUPID PERSON
蠢人
a
stupid
person
or
someone
who
has
done
something
stupid
蠢人，傻子，笨蛋;
C
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
to
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。
3
make a fool of sb
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。
4
any fool can do sth
used
to
say
that
it
is
very
easy
to
do
something
or
to
see
that
something
is
true
[口] 傻瓜都会做某事，任何人都会做某事〔用于表示某事很简单〕
spoken
Any
fool
could
have
seen
what
would
happen.
傻瓜都看得出来将会发生什么事。
5
be no/nobody’s fool
to
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。
6
gooseberry/strawberry etc fool
a
sweet
food
made
of
soft
cooked
fruit
mixed
with
cream
[英] 奶油醋栗泥/草莓泥等
BrE
7
more fool you/him etc
used
to
say
that
you
think
someone
was
stupid
to
do
something,
and
it
is
their
own
fault
if
this
causes
trouble
[英，口] 这是你自己傻/他自己傻等
BrE spoken
‘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
9
be living in a fool’s paradise
to
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
10.
to
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。
11
(send sb on) a fool’s errand
11.
to
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)
12.
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
13.
used
to
say
that
stupid
people
spend
money
quickly
without
thinking
about
it
蠢人不积财
14
ENTERTAINER
表演者
a
man
whose
job
was
to
entertain
a
king
or
other
powerful
person
in
the
past,
by
doing
tricks,
singing
funny
songs
etc
〔古时候供国王或其他权势人物娱乐的〕弄臣，小丑;
C
verb
15
to
trick
someone
into
believing
something
that
is
not
true
欺骗，愚弄
T
Even
art
experts
were
fooled.
甚至艺术品专家也被骗了。
you
don’t/can’t
fool
me
You
can’t
fool
me
with
that
old
excuse.
你那个老套的借口是骗不了我的。
be
fooled
by
sth
Don’t
be
fooled
by
appearances.
不要为外表所欺骗。
fool
sb
into
doing
sth
I
was
fooled
into
believing
their
promises.
我受了骗，相信了他们的承诺。
16
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。
17
you could have fooled me
used
to
show
that
you
do
not
believe
what
someone
has
told
you
[口] 你别骗我了，我才不信你呢
spoken
‘Look,
we’re
doing
our
best
to
fix
it.’
‘Well,
you
could
have
fooled
me.’
“看，我们正尽力修理。”“嘿，你骗不了我。”
18
sb is just fooling
used
to
say
that
someone
is
not
serious
and
is
only
pretending
that
something
is
true
[口] 某人只是闹着玩的;
spoken
Don’t
pay
any
attention
to
Henry.
He’s
just
fooling.
别理会亨利，他只是闹着玩的。
19
to
waste
time
behaving
in
a
silly
way
or
doing
things
that
are
not
important
闲荡，游手好闲;
He
always
used
to
fool
around
in
class.
他过去上课老是瞎混。
20
to
behave
in
a
way
which
is
careless
and
not
responsible
乱弄，瞎弄;
[+
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！
21
to
spend
time
doing
something
that
you
enjoy,
but
that
does
not
have
a
particular
purpose
[美] 玩耍;
AmE
The
boys
were
out
in
the
yard,
just
fooling
around.
男孩子在外面院子里玩耍。
22
to
have
a
sexual
relationship
with
someone
else’s
wife,
boyfriend
etc
玩弄，搞不正当的性关系;
She
found
out
that
he’d
been
fooling
around
behind
her
back.
她发现他一直在背着她乱搞。
23
to
touch
or
play
with
something,
especially
when
you
should
not
瞎弄，乱弄;
Who’s
been
fooling
with
the
radio
dial?
谁在瞎拨弄收音机？
24
to
become
involved
in
something
which
could
cause
damage
or
be
dangerous
卷入有害 （危险 ）的事;
adj
25
silly
or
stupid
[美，非正式] 愚蠢的，傻的;
What
did
you
say
a
fool
thing
like
that
for?
你为什么要说那种蠢话？