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foolish

美 [ˈfuːlɪʃ]英 [ˈfuːlɪʃ]
  • adj.愚蠢的;傻的;出丑;显得尴尬;感到荒谬

派生词: foolishly adv.;foolishness n.

fool n.傻子 + -ish 像...一样

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adj.

1

愚蠢的;傻的
not showing good sense or judgement

She's just a vain, foolish woman.

她不过是个愚蠢自负的女人。

I was foolish enough to believe what Jeff told me.

我真蠢,竟相信杰夫和我说的话。

The accident was my fault─ it would be foolish to pretend otherwise.

这次事故是我的过失——装作没有责任那才傻呢。

How could she have been so foolish as to fall in love with him?

她怎么这么傻,竟爱上了他?

a foolish idea/dream/mistake

荒唐的想法 / 梦 / 错误

It was a very foolish thing to do.

干那种事很蠢。

2

感到荒谬;出丑;显得尴尬
made to feel or look silly and embarrassed

I felt foolish and a failure.

我自觉是个愚蠢的失败者。

He's afraid of looking foolish in front of his friends.

他怕在朋友面前出丑。

3


We foolishly thought that everyone would speak English.

我们真蠢,竟以为人人都会说英语。

Foolishly, I allowed myself to be persuaded to enter the contest.

我竟傻乎乎地让人说服去参加比赛。

4


Jenny had to laugh at her own foolishness.

珍妮只好自嘲自己的愚蠢。

foolish

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED (举止或行为)愚蠢的,傻的,笨的
    If someone's behaviour or action is foolish, it is not sensible and shows a lack of good judgment.

    It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily...

    无谓地燃起人们的希望是愚蠢的。

  • He admitted that he had acted foolishly.

    他承认自己的行为很愚蠢。

  • They don't accept any foolishness when it comes to spending money.

    在花钱的问题上,他们向来很谨慎。

  • 4
    ADJ-GRADED 傻的;蠢的;显得难堪的
    If you look or feel foolish, you look or feel so silly or ridiculous that people are likely to laugh at you.

    I just stood there feeling foolish and watching him...

    我只是傻傻地站在那里看着他。

  • He saw me standing there, grinning foolishly at him.

    他看见我站在那里,傻乎乎地咧着嘴朝他笑。

adj

1
having or revealing stupidity
ridiculous anserine behavior
a dopey answer
a dopey kid
some fool idea about rewriting authors' books
Synonym: anserine dopy dopey goosey goosy gooselike jerky
2
devoid of good sense or judgment
foolish remarks
a foolish decision

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  1. It would be foolish to generalize from a single example .

    仅从一个事例进行归纳的做法是愚蠢的。

  2. I felt foolish and a failure .

    我自觉是个愚蠢的失败者。

  3. He 's afraid of looking foolish in front of his friends .

    他怕在朋友面前出丑。

  4. How could she have been so foolish as to fall in love with him ?

    她怎么这么傻,竟爱上了他?

  5. The accident was my fault ─ it would be foolish to pretend otherwise .

    这次事故是我的过失——装作没有责任那才傻呢。

  6. It was a very foolish thing to do .

    干那种事很蠢。

  7. She 's just a vain , foolish woman .

    她不过是个愚蠢自负的女人。

  8. Making people feel foolish is emphatically not my strategy

    让人出丑显然不是我的策略。

  9. It is foolish to risk skin cancer .

    冒患上皮肤癌的风险是愚蠢的。

  10. Any action on the basis of such fragmentary evidence would be foolish .

    基于如此不完整的证据采取的任何行动都是愚蠢的。

  11. I didn 't want him to look foolish and be laughed at .

    我不希望见到他出丑,被别人嘲笑。

  12. For others , especially the young and foolish , the state will temper justice with mercy

    对待其他人时,尤其是年轻人和愚蠢的人,国家会刚柔并济。

  13. I just stood there feeling foolish and watching him

    我只是傻傻地站在那里看着他。

  14. It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily

    无谓地燃起人们的希望是愚蠢的。

  15. I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts

    我竟然心存怀疑,真是太愚蠢了。

  16. It was foolish of her to have spent so much money on shoes .

    她把那么多的钱花在鞋上真是太傻了。

  17. No one can tempt him to do such a foolish thing .

    没有人能骗他去干这样的傻事。

  18. His foolish behaviour led to his eventual failure .

    他的愚蠢行为导致了他最终的失败。

  19. His foolish behaviour may put his whole future in jeopardy .

    他的愚蠢行为可能会危及他的整个前程。

  20. We should learn from the Foolish Old Man 's spirit to challenge nature .

    要学习老愚公战天斗地的精神。

  21. Can you persuade her out of her foolish plans ?

    你能劝她放弃那些愚蠢的计划吗?

  22. You ought to be ashamed of your foolish behaviour .

    你应当为自己的愚蠢行为而感到羞耻。

  23. Foolish expenditures bankrupted him .

    胡乱花费使他破产。

  24. He 's always doing such foolish things .

    他净办这种肉头事!

  25. His foolish act has brought a storm about his ears .

    他的愚蠢行动招致了人们的强烈不满。

  26. He refused to take orders from such a foolish fellow .

    他拒绝接受这样愚蠢家伙的命令。

  27. You are foolish to say so .

    你这样说是愚蠢的。

  28. I refuse to entertain such a foolish idea .

    我拒绝考虑如此愚蠢的想法。

  29. You think you are clever , on the contrary , I assure that you are very foolish .

    你自以为很聪明,相反地,我确信你很傻。

  30. She felt that tears were unbecoming and foolish .

    她觉得流泪是不恰当的,是愚蠢的。

后缀
e-像...一样

finish v. 完成

fin 结束,范围 + -ish 像...一样

publish v. 出版

publ 人民 + -ish 像...一样

punish vt. 处罚

pun 惩罚 + -ish 像...一样

childish adj. 孩子的

child n.小孩 + -ish 像...一样

distinguish v. 区分

di- 二者之间 + stingu- 刺,刺激 + -ish 像...一样

flourish v. 繁荣

flour n.谷物粉 + -ish 像...一样

selfish adj. 自私的

self n.自己 + -ish 像...一样

extinguish vt. 熄灭

ex- 出,出去 + sting- 刺,刺激 + -u- + -ish 像...一样

perish v. 死亡

per- 完全,贯穿 + -ish 像...一样

stupid foolish silly 【导航词义:愚笨的】
stupid v. 笨的,头脑迟钝的
〔辨析〕

常指人因智力低下或其他原因而显得愚笨、迟钝的,往往含呆滞木讷之意;口语中多指人或物令人气恼或讨厌的。

〔例证〕

At 7 Edison entered school but left it after 3 months, for the teacher thought he was stupid.

爱迪生7岁上学,但3个月后便离开了学校,因为老师认为他笨。

He was so quiet that everyone assumed he was stupid.

他寡言少语,大家都以为他很愚笨。

I can't get this stupid radio to work!

我无法弄响这台讨厌的收音机!

foolish v. 愚笨的,可笑的
〔辨析〕

常用于形容人或行为,强调缺乏智慧或判断力的。

〔例证〕

It was foolish of her to have spent so much money on shoes.

她把那么多的钱花在鞋上真是太傻了。

His foolish behaviour led to his eventual failure.

他的愚蠢行为导致了他最终的失败。

How foolish I was not to have bought it!

我没买下它真是太傻了!

silly v. 愚蠢的,傻的
〔辨析〕

多用于口语,语气比 foolish 重,指人极端或明显愚蠢的,或傻里傻气、不懂事的;形容行为、言语等时意为“无聊的”、“无意义的”。

〔例证〕

He has no common sense and always does silly things.

他毫无常识,总是做些傻事。

It's silly of you to ask such questions.

你竟然提出这种问题,实在是太蠢了。

I'll thank you not to be silly and spoil my fun.

拜托你别这么傻头傻脑的,败了我的兴致。

That new play struck me as silly.

我觉得那出新戏很无聊。

同义词

adj.

stupid silly