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单词 foolish
释义

foolish

adjective
/ˈfuːlɪʃ/
/ˈfuːlɪʃ/
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  1. (of actions or behaviour) not showing good sense or judgement synonym silly, stupid
    • She's just a vain, foolish woman.
    • I was foolish enough to believe what Jeff told me.
    • The accident was my fault—it would be foolish to pretend otherwise.
    • How could she have been so foolish as to fall in love with him?
    • a foolish idea/dream/mistake
    • It was a very foolish thing to do.
    Extra Examples
    • It's foolish of me, I know, but I never thought he'd lie to me.
    • She spoke as though to a child who had asked a foolish question.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • feel
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    See full entry
  2. [not usually before noun] made to feel or look silly and embarrassed synonym silly, stupid
    • I felt foolish and a failure.
    • He's afraid of looking foolish in front of his friends.
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • feel
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    See full entry
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