fool
noun
uk/fuːl/us/fuːl/foolnoun(PERSON)
B1[C]
apersonwhobehavesin asillyway withoutthinking:
傻瓜，笨蛋，蠢人[as form of address]You fool, youmissedyourchance!你这个傻瓜，你错过机会了！
He's a fool if hethinksshe stillloveshim.如果他以为她还爱着自己，那他就是个傻瓜。
He said he wouldpayme back andlike afool, Ibelievedhim.他说会还我钱，我象一个傻瓜一样相信了他。
Ifeltlike afool when Idroppedmyphonein thetoilet.他以为她还爱着自己，真是个傻瓜。
[+ to infinitive]He's a fooltothinkshe stillloveshim.愚弄，令…出洋相
make a fool ofsomeone
B2
totricksomeone or make someoneappearstupidin some way:
出丑，出洋相You made a fool of me infrontof all thosepeople!
make a fool ofyourself
B2
to do something that makes otherpeoplethinkyou aresillyor not to berespected:
我有点儿喝醉了，出了洋相。I got a littledrunkand made a fool of myself.任何人
any fool
anyone:
谁都看得出她是在开玩笑。Any fool couldtellthat she wasjoking.一点儿都不傻，不易受人愚弄（或欺骗）
be no fool(alsobe nobody's fool)
to not bestupidoreasilydeceived:
我发现埃德并没有提出要替她付账——他可一点儿都不傻。InoticeEd didn'toffertopayfor her - he's no fool.（某人）蠢极了，犯傻
more foolsomeoneUK
said tomeanthat youthinksomeone is beingunwise:
“我借了100美元给罗达，她到现在还没还我。”“你真是犯傻——你知道她是个什么样的人！”"IlentRhoda £100 and she hasn'tpaidme back." "More fool you - youknowwhat she's like!"（旧时宫廷里的）弄臣，小丑
- The man's acompletefool!
- Any fool canteachhimself totype.
- You mustthinkI'm abloodyfool.
- He's given me thekeysto hiscar- the fool!
- Ithinkitamuseshim toseepeoplemake fools of themselves.
Stupid and silly people
- airhead
- berk
- birdbrain
- blithering idiot
- blockhead
- dumb-ass
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- eejit
- need
- needyourhead examinedidiom
- nimrod
- nincompoop
- ninny
- thicko
- tosser
- troglodyte
- turkey
- twerp
[C]
in the past, apersonwho wasemployedin thecourtof akingorqueento make thecourtlaughbytellingjokesand doingfunnythings
（常指为逗人笑）装疯卖傻，干蠢事，扮丑角act/play the fool
tobehavein asillyway, oftenintentionallyto makepeoplelaugh:
别再装疯卖傻了，我有话要跟你说。Stopactingthe fool, I'mtryingtotalkto you.奶油果泥
Entertainers in general
- acrobat
- aerialist
- balancing act
- bullfighter
- clown
- double threat
- drum majorette
- duo
- emcee
- fire-eater
- jester
- joker
- jokester
- performer
- roadshow
- showman
- troubadour
- trouper
- twirler
- warm(someone/something)up
foolnoun(SWEET DISH)
[CorU]UK
asweet,softfoodmade ofcrushedfruit,cream, andsugar:
奶油醋栗gooseberryfool愚弄，欺骗
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Puddings, desserts & ices
- baked Alaska
- baklava
- banana split
- bananas Foster
- banoffee pie
- crumble
- dessert
- dulce de leche
- dumpling
- entremets
- knafeh
- knickerbocker glory
- kugel
- lolly
- mochi
- spotted dick
- summer pudding
- sundae
- syllabub
- tapioca
fool
verb
uk/fuːl/us/fuːl/B2[IorT]
totricksomeone:
别被他的外表给骗了。Don't be fooled by hisappearance.她说她这样做是为了帮我，但我没上她的当。
She said she was doing it tohelpme, but I wasn't fooled.蒂姆受了骗，以为自己赢了很多钱。
Tim was fooledintobelievingthat he'dwona lot ofmoney.我才不相信你呢！
to deceive someone
- deceiveThe cigarette companies deceived the public about the health risks of cigarettes.
- deceive yourselfYou'd be deceiving yourself if you believed that.
- trickShe felt they had tricked her into saying more than she intended.
- foolYou don't fool me with your innocent act.
- take inThey claimed to be destitute, but we weren't taken in.
- pull the wool over someone's eyesI'm not stupid. You can't pull the wool over my eyes like that.
you could have fooled me!informal
used totellsomeone that you do notbelievewhat they have just said:
“真的，我很快乐。”“说得像真的一样。”"Really, I'm veryhappy." "You could have fooled me."愚蠢的，傻的
- Don't be fooled by hispleasantmanner- he'sprettyruthlessbeneath thatniceexterior.
- I'm noteasilyfooled.
- You can't fool me!
- She was fooled intohandingover themoney.
- He fooled a lot ofpeople.
Cheating & tricking
- anti-fraud
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- deceive
- fiddle
- flannel
- have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
- havesomeoneon
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- honeyfuggle
- hustle
- pull a fast oneidiom
- pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
- punk
- putsomethingacross/oversomeone
- putsomethingon
- racket
Phrasal verbs
fool around
fool withsomething
fool
adjective[before noun]
mainlyUSinformaluk/fuːl/us/fuːl/silly:
你以前也干过些蠢事，但没有一件比得上这一次。You've done some fool things inyourtime, but thisbeatseverything.
Stupid and silly
- absurd
- absurdity
- absurdly
- adolescent
- againstyourbetter judgmentidiom
- dizzily
- dopey
- dorky
- dottiness
- dotty
- impolitic
- imprudent
- inhis/her/theirwisdomidiom
- insomeone'sinfinite wisdomidiom
- inadvisable
- uncritically
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unreasonably
- unwise