foolish

adjective
🔊/ˈfuːlɪʃ/
🔊/ˈfuːlɪʃ/
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  1. (of actions or behaviour作为或行为) not showing good sense or judgement愚蠢的;傻的 synonym silly, 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 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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • It's foolish of me, I know, but I never thought he'd lie to me.我知道这对我很愚蠢,但我从没想过他会骗我。
    • She spoke as though to a child who had asked a foolish question.她就像是在对一个问了个愚蠢问题的孩子说话似的。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • feel
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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  2. [not usually before noun] made to feel or look silly and embarrassed不知所措;出丑;显得尴尬 synonym 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。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • feel
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    See full entry