fool /fuːl/ CET4 TEM4 ( fooling, fooled, fools )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT If you call someone a fool, you are indicating that you think they are not at all sensible and show a lack of good judgment. 笨蛋 [表不满]

  例：

  "You fool!" she shouted.

  “你这个笨蛋！”她叫道。

• 2. 

  N (formerly) a professional jester living in a royal or noble household (旧时)弄臣

• 3. 

  N a dessert made from a purée of fruit with cream or custard 奶油果泥 [英国英语]

  例：

  gooseberry fool

• 4. 

  ADJ Fool is used to describe an action or person that is not at all sensible and shows a lack of good judgment. 愚蠢的 [美国英语] [非正式] [ADJ n]

  例：

  What a damn fool thing to do!

  这样做真是愚蠢得要死！

• 5. 

  V-T If someone fools you, they deceive or trick you. 欺骗; 愚弄

  例：

  Art dealers fool a lot of people.

  艺术品经销商会愚弄许多人。

  例：

  Don't be fooled by his appearance.

  不要被他的外表所蒙蔽。

• 6. 

  V-I If you say that a person is fooling with something or someone, you mean that the way they are behaving is likely to cause problems. 瞎弄

  例：

  What are you doing fooling with such a staggering sum of money?

  你拿这么惊人的一大笔钱瞎折腾什么？

• 7. 

  PHRASE If you make a fool of someone, you make them seem silly by telling people about something stupid that they have done, or by tricking them. 戏弄 (某人)

  例：

  Your brother is making a fool of you.

  你哥哥在戏弄你呢。

• 8. 

  PHRASE If you make a fool of yourself, you behave in a way that makes other people think that you are silly or lacking in good judgment. 让 (自己) 出丑

  例：

  He was drinking and making a fool of himself.

  他喝酒的时候洋相百出。

• 9. 

  PHRASE If you play the fool or act the fool, you behave in a playful, childish, and foolish way, usually in order to make other people laugh. 胡闹逗乐

  例：

  They used to play the fool together, calling each other silly names and giggling.

  他们过去常常一起胡闹，互相起绰号取笑。