| 单词 | fool |
| 释义 | noun | verb | adjective foolfool1 /ful/ ●●○ S3 noun [countable] 1STUPID PERSON a stupid person: What does that fool think he’s doing? Like a fool, I believed every word she said. I felt like such a fool when I locked my keys in the car.2make a fool of yourself to do something that makes you seem stupid or silly in front of other people: I met Sylvester Stallone one time and made a complete fool of myself.3make a fool of somebody to deliberately try to make someone seem stupid: Why did you try to make a fool of me in public?4be no fool/be nobody’s fool to be difficult to trick or deceive, because you have a lot of experience and knowledge about something: Claire is no fool – she knows how to take care of herself.5any fool can do something/any fool knows something spoken used to say that it is very easy to do something or that it is easy to see that something is true: Any fool can make a baby, but it takes a real man to raise his children.6fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) used to say that people are stupid to do something quickly without thinking about it first7a fool and his money are soon parted old-fashioned used to say that stupid people spend money quickly without thinking about it8ENTERTAINER social studies, history a man whose job was to entertain a king or other powerful person in past times, by doing tricks, singing funny songs, etc.9play/act the fool to behave in a silly or stupid way10send somebody on a fool’s errand formal to make someone go somewhere or do something for no good reason11be living in a fool’s paradise formal to feel happy and satisfied, and believe there are no problems, when in fact this is not true[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French fol, from Latin follis bag for blowing air] → see also April fool noun | verb | adjective foolfool2 ●○○ verb 1[transitive] to trick or deceive someone: Even the art experts were fooled.fool somebody into doing something Don’t be fooled into buying more insurance than you need. For a moment or two she had me fooled (=she tricked me into believing her).SPOKEN PHRASES2be fooling yourself to make yourself believe something you know is not really true: Maybe I was just fooling myself, but I really thought he liked me.3you could have fooled me said when you do not believe what someone has told you: “We’re doing our best to fix it.” “Well, you could have fooled me.”4no fooling used to say that what you have just said is really true, even though it seems unlikely: She really did ask me to marry her. No fooling!5somebody is just fooling used to say that someone is not serious and is only pretending that something is true: Don’t pay any attention to Henry. He’s just fooling.fool around phrasal verb1to spend time doing something that you enjoy: We spent the day fooling around at the beach.2to waste time by doing things that are not important: Stop fooling around and start studying! It was an intensive training session – the teachers didn’t fool around.3to behave in a silly or careless way: fool around with Stop fooling around with those scissors before you hurt yourself!4to have a sexual relationship with someone who is not your wife, husband, girlfriend, or boyfriend: fool around with Matt thinks his wife is fooling around with someone.fool with something phrasal verb informal to touch or play with something in a careless or irresponsible way that could cause trouble: Who’s been fooling with the radio settings? noun | verb | adjective foolfool3 adjective [only before noun] spoken silly or stupid: What did you say a fool thing like that for? |
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