| 单词 | fool |
| 释义 | fool I. 1. < a fool and his money are soon parted > : one that acts stupidly or recklessly < fortune favors fools > 2. a. b. < a fool of circumstances > < history has made fools of many rash prophets > < he doesn't look very bright but he's nobody's fool > 3. a. b. < a fool for women > or fondness < a fool for candy > c. < a letter-writing fool > < that horse is a running fool > < a fool for luck > 4. < home's a fool beside this-here place … let's dance another round — Elizabeth M. Roberts > 5. a. b. < gooseberry fool > 6. Synonyms: < fools rush in where angels fear to tread — Alexander Pope > < he was a fool and liable, as such, under the stress of bodily or mental disturbance, to spasmodic fits of abject fright which he mistook for religion — Norman Douglas > < I was a fool, if you like, and certainly I was going to do a foolish, overbold act — R.L.Stevenson > < to act like a fool > idiot, imbecile, and moron are technical designations for one mentally deficient. An idiot is incapable of connected speech or of avoiding the common dangers of life and needs constant attendance. An imbecile is incapable of earning a living but can be educated to attend to simple wants or avoid most ordinary dangers. A moron can learn a simple trade but requires constant supervision in his work or recreation. In nontechnical use, idiot implies utter feeblemindedness; imbecile implies half-wittedness; moron implies general stupidity < comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers — Edna S. V. Millay > < actually there never is a status quo, except in the minds of political imbeciles — Henry Miller > < even morons get college degrees — H.R.Warfel > simpleton, a term of indulgent contempt, implies silliness or lack of sophistication < a sweet-natured simpleton who wrote lovely songs for children — S.F.Damon > < in spite of her experience of his lying, she had never suspected that that particular statement was a lie. What a simpleton she was! — Arnold Bennett > natural, now rare, once designated any congenitally feebleminded person < the man is not a natural; he has a very quick sense, though very slow understanding — Richard Steele > II. intransitive verb 1. a. < is this a time for fooling — John Dryden > — often used with around < he hasn't been working at all, just fooling around > b. < emotions are dangerous things to fool with > or around with < don't fool around with that gun > c. < fooling around in his home laboratory > < fooling around with new wing designs > < he fooled with farm machinery so much that he just about didn't get any farming done — Danforth Ross > d. < falls into the habit of fooling around with a blond instead of going dutifully home — Time > < time to stop fooling around and get married and settle down > 2. a. < a master maker of comedy, he could fool excellently — Edith Hamilton > < he is serious, but she likes to fool > b. < don't be frightened, I was only fooling > 3. a. < the champion fooled with him for six rounds and then knocked him out > < a dangerous man to fool with > b. < we didn't hurry, just fooled along enjoying the scenery > transitive verb 1. a. < to fool rustlers … ranchers started putting brands in two or three different places — S.E.Fletcher > < his disguise didn't fool anybody > < fooling the voters with large promises > b. < I don't think he is ready for work, but he may fool me > 2. obsolete < for, fooled with hope, men favor the deceit — John Dryden > 3. < fooled the whole afternoon away > < fooled away his week's allowance in two days > III. < his fool idea of rewriting the books of authors — Bennett Cerf > < the dog was barking his fool head off > |
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