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.
[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。
foolishness
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; NAmEˈfuːlɪʃ/adjective1(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; NAmEˈfuːlɪʃli/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; NAmEˈfuːlɪʃnəs/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; NAmEˈfuːlɪʃ/fool·ish·ly/ˈfuːlɪʃli; NAmEˈfuːlɪʃli/fool·ish·ness/ˈfuːlɪʃnəs; NAmEˈfuːlɪʃnəs/
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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 sensiblySYN 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 sillySYN 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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愚蠢的(88%),可笑的(6%),荒谬的(6%)
adj.愚蠢的;傻的
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