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Foolish Silly I Foolishly ˈfuːlɪʃ Syn ˈfuːlɪʃli ˈfuːlɪʃnəs

Foolish (adj.): Describes behavior or actions that are not sensible and show a lack of good judgment, making someone seem silly or ridiculous. It can also mean looking or feeling silly and embarrassed.

foolish (adj.): 行为或举止不明智、缺乏判断力,愚蠢的,傻的,笨的。看起来或感觉上傻或可笑,使人想发笑。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](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.
  [oft it v-link ADJ to-inf]
  • It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily...

    无谓地燃起人们的希望是愚蠢的。

  • It is foolish to risk skin cancer.

    冒患上皮肤癌的风险是愚蠢的。

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  • He admitted that he had acted foolishly.

    他承认自己的行为很愚蠢。

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  • 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。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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.
  [usu v-link ADJ]
  • I just stood there feeling foolish and watching him...

    我只是傻傻地站在那里看着他。

  • 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。

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  • 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。


Oxford fool·ish / ˈfuːlɪʃ ; NAmE ˈfuːlɪʃ / adjective 1 (of actions or behaviour 作为或行为 ) not showing good sense or judgement 愚蠢的;傻的 SYN
silly
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stupid
She's just a vain, foolish woman. 她不过是个愚蠢虚荣的女人。 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 foolishto 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 [not usually before noun ] made to feel or look silly and embarrassed 不知所措;出丑;显得尴尬 SYN
silly
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stupid
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。
fool·ish·ly / ˈfuːlɪʃli ; NAmE ˈfuːlɪʃli / adverb 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。 fool·ish·ness / ˈfuːlɪʃnəs ; NAmE ˈfuːlɪʃnəs / noun [uncountable ] Jenny had to laugh at her own foolishness. 珍妮只好拿自己的愚蠢解嘲了。
fool·ish / ˈfuːlɪʃ ; NAmE ˈfuːlɪʃ / fool·ish·ly / ˈfuːlɪʃli ; NAmE ˈfuːlɪʃli / fool·ish·ness / ˈfuːlɪʃnəs ; NAmE ˈfuːlɪʃnəs /
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foolishfool‧ish /ˈfuːlɪʃ/ ●●○ adjective
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1a foolish action, remark etc is stupid and shows that someone is not thinking sensibly SYN  silly:  I’ve never heard anything so foolish in all my life. It would be foolish to ignore his advice.be foolish enough to do something I was foolish enough to believe him. see thesaurus at
stupid
RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say silly or stupid rather than foolish:· It was a silly thing to say.· I felt a bit stupid when she said no.
2a foolish person behaves in a silly way or looks silly SYN  stupid:  I was young and foolish at the time. a foolish grinlook/feel foolish He’d been made to look foolish.foolishly adverb:  She foolishly agreed to go with them.foolishness noun [uncountable]
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