fool around
phrasal verbwithfoolverbuk/fuːl/us/fuːl/
(UKalsofool about)(SILLY)
tobehavein asillyway,especiallyin a way that might havedangerousresults:
干蠢事，瞎弄，乱弄（尤指可能带来危险的后果）Don'tfoolaroundwithmatches.不要摆弄火柴。
Behaving in a silly way
- act/play the goatidiom
- be asking for it/troubleidiom
- be playing atsomethingidiom
- blonde
- clown
- cutsomethingup
- faff
- goof around
- have a blonde momentidiom
- horse
- horse around
- kid
- kid around
- mess
- monkey around
- mucksomeone/somethingabout/around
- piss(someone)about/around
- play around
- play silly buggersidiom
- spectacle
(FUNNY)
tobehavein ahumorousway inorderto make otherpeoplelaugh:
耍活宝，搞笑He's always getting intotroubleforfoolingaround inclass.他老是因为在课堂上捣乱搞笑而惹麻烦。
Behaving in a silly way
- act/play the goatidiom
- be asking for it/troubleidiom
- be playing atsomethingidiom
- blonde
- clown
- cutsomethingup
- faff
- goof around
- have a blonde momentidiom
- horse
- horse around
- kid
- kid around
- mess
- monkey around
- mucksomeone/somethingabout/around
- piss(someone)about/around
- play around
- play silly buggersidiom
- spectacle
(NOT USEFUL)
tospendyourtimedoing nothinguseful:
虚度光阴，闲荡Wespenttheafternoonfoolingaround on thebeach.我们在海滩上闲荡了一个下午。
Behaving in a silly way
- act/play the goatidiom
- be asking for it/troubleidiom
- be playing atsomethingidiom
- blonde
- clown
- cutsomethingup
- faff
- goof around
- have a blonde momentidiom
- horse
- horse around
- kid
- kid around
- mess
- monkey around
- mucksomeone/somethingabout/around
- piss(someone)about/around
- play around
- play silly buggersidiom
- spectacle
(HAVE A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP)
mainlyUS
If amarriedpersonfoolsaround, they have asexualrelationshipwith someone who is nottheirhusbandorwife:
（已婚人士与他人）关系暧昧She'd beenfoolingaroundwithsomeone atwork.她和某个同事关系暧昧。
Relationships: infidelity
- adulterer
- adulterous
- adultery
- affair
- bigamous
- bigamously
- bit
- extramarital
- faithless
- faithlessly
- faithlessness
- fool
- mess
- play around
- screw
- screw around
- side
- step
- step out onsomeone
- wander