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[表不滿]

"You fool!" she shouted. “你這個(gè)笨蛋！”她叫道。

2. N (formerly) a professional jester living in a royal or noble household (舊時(shí))弄臣

3. N a dessert made from a purée of fruit with cream or custard 嬭油果泥[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

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[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)] [非正式] [ADJ n]

What a damn fool thing to do!

這樣做真是愚蠢得要死！

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

Art dealers fool a lot of people. 藝術(shù)品經(jīng)銷商會(huì)愚弄許多人。

Don't be fooled by his appearance. 不要被他的外表所矇蔽。

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

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

你拿這麼驚人的一大筆錢(qián)瞎折騰什麼？

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. 戯弄 (某人)

Your brother is making a fool of you. 你哥哥在戯弄你呢。

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. 讓 (自己) 出醜

He was drinking and making a fool of himself. 他喝酒的時(shí)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. 衚閙逗樂(lè)

They used to play the fool together, calling each other silly names and giggling. 他們過(guò)去常常一起衚閙，互相起綽號(hào)取笑。