释义 |
oafoaf /əʊf $ oʊf/ noun [countable] oafOrigin: 1600-1700 Old Norse alfr ‘elf’ - Only an oaf would remain longer.
- Really, George was a tasteless oaf at times.
- She deserves better than to be upended by a drunken oaf who seems incapable of controlling his social behaviour.
- That big oaf of a stonemason?
- They have also, it must be admitted, sometimes floundered and fumbled like ten-thumbed, hammer-footed, constipated, sexless oafs.
- Under the influence Clift was transformed from an articulate and relaxed friend into a repugnant oaf.
- Unfortunately, facing Mrs Bottomley reduced me from passionate eloquence to an inarticulate oaf, and my opportunity was lost.
someone who is stupid or awkward, especially a man—oafish adjective |