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fool /fuːl/► SEE ALLact/play the foolany fool can/could…be no/nobody’s foola fool and his money are soon parteda fool’s erranda fool’s paradisemake a fool of sb/yourselfmore fool you, them, etc.(there’s) no fool like an old fool
●act/play the ˈfoolbehave in a stupid way to make people laugh, especially in a way that may also annoy them 装傻，扮小丑（逗人发笑或惹人烦）◆It’s impossible to have a decent game of tennis with Frank — he acts the fool the whole time.
根本没法和弗兰克好好打一场网球，他总是没个正经。◆If you played the fool in class a little less and worked a bit harder, you could do quite well.
如果你在课堂上少出点洋相，多用点功，你会学得很好。 NOTE In the past, a fool was a man employed by a king or queen to entertain people by telling jokes, singing songs, etc. 过去，国王或王后豢养弄臣（fool），他们插科打诨，吹拉弹唱，供人娱乐。  ●any fool can/could… (spoken) used to say that sth is very easy to do （形容做某事极其容易）傻子也能…◆Any fool could tell she was lying.
傻子都能看出来她在撒谎。●be ˌno/ˌnobody’s ˈfoolbe a clever person who cannot easily be tricked or cheated by anyone 很精明；不易上当◆You won’t be able to cheat her — she’s nobody’s fool.
你骗不了她，她一点也不傻。◆Don’t underestimate him. He’s no fool.
别小看他，他精明着呢。●a ˌfool and his ˌmoney are soon ˈparted (saying) a foolish person usually spends money too quickly or carelessly, or is cheated by others 蠢人易失财；蠢人不积财●a ˌfool’s ˈerranda journey, task, etc. that is a waste of time because it was not necessary 徒劳无益的差事◆Are you sending me on a fool’s errand again? The last time you sent me to get tickets, the play wasn’t even on.
你又想让我白忙一场吗？上次你打发我去买票，结果那出戏根本就没上演。 NOTE An errand is a job that you do for somebody that involves going somewhere to take a message, to buy something, etc. * errand 是指被分派去做取信、买东西之类的跑腿儿的差事。 ●a fool’s ˈparadisea state of happiness which cannot last because sth which you have not thought of is threatening to destroy it 傻瓜的天堂；虚幻的幸福◆You’ve been living in a fool’s paradise. How long do you think we can go on spending our money without earning more?
你一直陶醉在虚假的幸福生活中，你认为我们这样光花不挣能过多久？●make a ˈfool of sb/yourselfmake sb/yourself appear stupid or ridiculous （使）出丑；出某人的洋相◆Last time you drank champagne, you made a complete fool of yourself.
上次喝香槟你出足了洋相。◆The interviewer made a real fool of me; I just couldn’t answer her question.
面试官让我大大地出了丑，我怎么也回答不出她的问题。●ˌmore fool ˈyou, them, etc. (spoken) (used as an exclamation 用作感叹语) you, etc., were very foolish to do sth 蠢死了；呆子◆‘He’s not going to accept that job in Vienna.’ ‘More fool him. He’ll never get another chance like that again.’
“他不打算接那个在维也纳的工作。”“太傻了，他再也不会有那样的机会了。”●(there’s) ˌno fool like an ˈold fool (saying) an older person who behaves foolishly appears more foolish than a younger person who does the same thing, because experience should have taught him not to do it 老年荒唐无法可想，没有比老傻瓜更傻的人（指年长者有经验不应该和年轻人犯同样的错）◆Fred is going to marry a woman thirty years younger than him. There’s no fool like an old fool.
弗雷德要娶一个比他小三十岁的女人，他真是老糊涂了。 |
