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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary fool·ish DATE 13th century 1. lacking in sense, judgment, or discretion 2. a. absurd , ridiculous b. marked by a loss of composure : nonplussed 3. insignificant , trifling Synonyms: see simple • fool·ish·ly adverb Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 foolish fool·ish / 5fu:liF / adjective1. (of actions or behaviour 作为或行为) not showing good sense or judgement 愚蠢的；傻的 SYN silly , stupid :
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. [not usually before noun] made to feel or look silly and embarrassed 不知所措；出丑；显得尴尬 SYN silly , 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 adv.: 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 noun [U] : Jenny had to laugh at her own foolishness. 珍妮只好拿自己的愚蠢解嘲了。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English foolish adj VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ADV. exceedingly, extremely, incredibly, really, singularly, very | utterly | a bit, a little, quite, rather, slightly, vaguely Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: SIMPLE 3, asinine, brainless, fatuous, senseless, silly, unwitty, weak-headed, weak-minded, witless Related Words: idiotic, imbecilic, moronic; daft, feebleminded, half-witted; *half-assed, half-cocked; irrational Contrasted Words: bright, clever, intelligent, quick-witted Antonyms: smart 2 felt to be ridiculous because not exhibiting good or conventional sense FF1C;a foolish investmentFF1E; Synonyms: absurd, ||balmy, cockamamie, crazy, daffy, ||dilly, ||dippy, donkeyish, dotty, fantastic, harebrained, idleheaded, insane, kooky, loony, loopy, lunatic, mad, nutty, ||potty, preposterous, sappy, silly, tomfool, unearthly, wacky, zany Related Words: laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous; half-baked, headless, jerky, nonsensical; offbeat, unacceptable, unconventional, unorthodox Contrasted Words: judicious, sage, sapient; discreet, foresighted, prudent; canny, shrewd, slick Antonyms: sensible; wise Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged fool·ish \ˈfülish, -lēsh\ adjective (sometimes -er/-est) Etymology: Middle English folish, foolish, from fol, fool + -ish 1. : marked by folly : lacking in judgment, fit consideration, or intelligence: as a. : lacking in intellect : idiotic , feebleminded , simple b. : lacking in discretion or consideration of effects and consequences < many changes that well might seem rash, mistaken, foolish and ill-advised — J.C.Powys > c. : lacking in sense or seriousness : nonsensical < obscurely and uselessly, like a foolish suggestion — Liam O'Flaherty > d. : lacking in significance, balance, fitness, or relevance < a prince who should … not, like a subject, foolish matters mince — John Keats > e. : lacking in prowess, cunning, or strength < the line which foolish birds are caught with — William Wordsworth > f. : idly and vainly enthusiastic or enamored : infatuated < when you began to feel foolish about that man, I warned you he would not make you happy — Thomas Hardy > 2. a. : absurd , ridiculous < a foolish little hat > b. : nonplussed, abashed < stood looking and feeling foolish — Arnold Bennett > c. obsolete : diverting , amusing 3. : absurdly paltry, insignificant, or inadequate : trifling , humble < we have a trifling, foolish banquet toward — Shakespeare > < all our foolish little paper knives and pincushions — Compton Mackenzie > Synonyms: silly , absurd , preposterous : foolish applies to what is marked by folly and nonsense, to what is not wise, sensible, or judicious < only a foolish optimist can deny the dark realities of the moment — F.D.Roosevelt > < we need courage to look into our own heart and clear it of the foolish desires which make us sow vain hopes and devote needless toil and anxiety to raise bitter crops of disappointment — M.R.Cohen > silly may indicate a fatuous lack of common sense, a witless, inane, or childish lack of reason < how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be, especially if he's getting on in years — Dashiell Hammett > < a circle of silly young officers, who talked in bellicose and boastful terms — Times Literary Supplement > absurd may apply to what is flagrantly and ridiculously inconsistent with reason and common sense < it is absurd to suppose that the shrewd traders … were moved by an abstract question of hereditary right — J.R.Green > preposterous may indicate glaring, nonsensical lack of reasonableness < if a man cannot see a church, it is preposterous to take his opinion about its altarpiece or painted window — T.H.Huxley > < a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history — V.L.Parrington > < a preposterous kind of resentment which endeavors to wreak itself on the beloved object — Nathaniel Hawthorne > Synonym: see in addition simple . |
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