单词 | fun |
释义 | fun I. transitive verb now dialect intransitive verb < funning about the marriage > < passed the time funning till others tired of his horseplay > II. 1. obsolete 2. < a book that is fun to read > < a fellow who is fun to have around > : enjoyable activity < the game was no fun > < picnics are great fun > < didn't know hard study could be so much fun > < sitting on the ground was part of the fun > specifically < made myself a fine figure of fun for someone outside — Arthur Grimble > 3. < a carefree man who was always full of fun > < has a lot of fun in him > < don't say that even in fun > 4. < play cards for fun > < have fun at the party > < the baby had a lot of fun with the blocks > < robbed him just for the fun of it > < never got any fun out of listening to serious music > 5. < a rabbit stampeded the herd and then the fun began > < just toss in the South as a conversation piece and watch the fun — James Street > Synonyms: < had such a zest for everything and thought it all such fun — O.E.Rölvaag > < make living more fun, life more complete — Printers' Ink > < a man full of fun > jest occurs in phrases (as in jest) or applies to activity or utterance not to be taken seriously, sometimes carrying an implication of ridicule or hoaxing < a man given to making his most significant remarks in jest > < make jest of very serious problems > sport, often interchangeable with fun < there is a good deal of sport in many serious activities > or jest < play a trick on a friend for the sport of it > or game, although here usually generic or applying to activity calling for a certain skill < go at sport as if it were a way of life > < the sport of fly casting > < the sport of tennis > can also imply amusement or provoking of laughter by putting someone or something up to gentle or malicious ridicule < make sport of a suggestion > < make a good deal of sport out of someone else's misfortune > game in a now rare earlier sense of fun implies a certain ridicule < make game of an unfortunate rival > More commonly today it applies to any activity engaged in for fun < a game of tennis > < games to keep children amused > play, a generic term for all games or amusements, stresses in all senses an opposition to earnest, carrying no suggestion of anything but an intent to divert or be diverted < play time in a nursery > < made his work play by enjoying it thoroughly > < pretend to spank a child in play > III. 1. < a fun party > < fun hat > 2. < a fun night > < have a fun time > IV. Scotland V. |
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