fool

fool1
noun
  1. a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person
    傻子，笨蛋，莽汉
    I felt a bit of a fool.
    我觉得自己有点像傻瓜。
    ■(historical)a jester or clown, especially one retained in a great household
    (史)（尤指豪门供养的）弄臣，小丑
    ■(archaic)a person who is duped or imposed on
    (古)受愚弄（或欺骗）的人；被利用的人
    he is the fool of circumstances.
    他是个受环境摆布的人。
verb
  1. [with obj.]trick or deceive (someone); dupe
    愚弄，欺骗
    she had been fooling herself in thinking she could remain indifferent.
    她一直自欺欺人地以为自己能不为所动。
    he fooled nightclub managers into believing he was a successful businessman.
    他骗夜总会经理，让他们相信他是个成功商人。
    ■[no obj.]act in a joking, frivolous, or teasing way
    犯傻；开玩笑，戏谑
    I shouted at him impatiently to stop fooling around.
    我不耐烦地冲他喊别再犯傻了。
    ■[no obj.](fool around)(N. Amer.)engage in casual or extramarital sexual activity
    (北美)拈花惹草，乱搞
adjective
  1. [attrib.](N.Amer., informal)foolish or silly
    (北美， 非正式)愚蠢的，傻的
    that damn fool waiter.
    那个笨到家的侍者。
常用词组
be no (或 nobody's) fool
  1. be a shrewd or prudent person
    并不傻，精明
a fool and his money are soon parted
  1. (proverb)a foolish person spends money carelessly and will soon be penniless
    (谚)蠢人不积财
fools rush in where angels fear to tread
  1. (proverb)people without good sense or judgement will have no hesitation in tackling a situation that even the wisest would avoid
    (谚)智者三思之事蠢人急不可待
make a fool of
  1. trick or deceive (someone) so that they look foolish
    愚弄，欺骗（某人）
    ■(make a fool of oneself)behave in an incompetent or inappropriate way that makes one appear foolish
    出丑
more fool ——
  1. used as an exclamation indicating that a specified person is unwise to behave in such a way
    （某人那样做）真傻
    if suckers will actually pay to do the work, more fool them.
    如果有笨蛋愿花钱做那种事，那真是傻透了！。
play (或 act) the fool
  1. behave in a playful or silly way
    扮丑角，逗人笑；做傻瓜，干蠢事
there's no fool like an old fool
  1. (proverb)the foolish behaviour of an older person seems especially foolish as they are expected to think and act more sensibly than a younger one
    (谚)老人做的蠢事最愚蠢
you could have fooled me!
  1. used to express cynicism or doubt about an assertion
    你别骗我啦！（对别人说法表示嘲讽或怀疑）
    ‘Fun, was it? Well, you could have fooled me!’.
    “有趣，是吗？得了，别骗我啦！”。
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French fol 'fool, foolish', from Latin follis 'bellows, windbag', by extension 'empty-headed person'
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noun
  1. [mass noun][usu. with modifier](chiefly Brit.)a cold dessert made of puréed fruit mixed or served with cream or custard
    (主英)奶油（或奶油冻）果子泥
    raspberry fool with cream.
    奶油悬钩子泥。
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: perhaps from fool
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