| 单词 | fool |
| 释义 | fool fool1 /foohl/, n. 1. a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense. 2. a professional jester, formerly kept by a person of royal or noble rank for amusement: the court fool. 3. a person who has been tricked or deceived into appearing or acting silly or stupid: to make a fool of someone. 4. an ardent enthusiast who cannot resist an opportunity to indulge an enthusiasm (usually prec. by a present participle): He's just a dancing fool. 5. a weak-minded or idiotic person. 6. be nobody's fool, to be wise or shrewd. v.t. 7. to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him. v.i. 8. to act like a fool; joke; play. 9. to jest; pretend; make believe: I was only fooling. 10. fool around, a. to putter aimlessly; waste time: She fooled around all through school. b. to philander or flirt. c. to be sexually promiscuous, esp. to engage in adultery. 11. fool away, to spend foolishly, as time or money; squander: to fool away the entire afternoon. 12. fool with, to handle or play with idly or carelessly: to be hurt while fooling with a loaded gun; to fool with someone's affections. [1225-75; ME fol, fool < OF fol < L follis bellows, bag; cf. FOLLIS] Syn. 1. simpleton, dolt, dunce, blockhead, numskull, ignoramus, dunderhead, ninny, nincompoop, booby, saphead, sap. 2. zany, clown. 5. moron, imbecile, idiot. 7. delude, hoodwink, cheat, gull, hoax, cozen, dupe, gudgeon. Ant. 1. genius. fool2 /foohl/, n. British Cookery. a dish made of fruit, scalded or stewed, crushed and mixed with cream or the like: gooseberry fool. [1590-1600; prob. special use of FOOL1] |
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