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fool [fools] (person with poor judgement or little intelligence) noun [UK: fuːl] [US: ˈfuːl] | 傻子 /shǎzi/noun 傻瓜 /shǎguā/noun 呆子 /dāizi/noun 愚人 /yúrén/noun 笨蛋 /bèndàn/noun 蠢人 /chǔnrén/noun 蠢貨noun 蠢货 /chǔnhuò/noun |
fool [fooled, fooling, fools] (to trick; to make a fool of someone) verb [UK: fuːl] [US: ˈfuːl] | 愚弄 /yúnòng/verb 糊弄 /hùnong/verb |
fool around (to engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around (idiomatic)) verb [UK: fuːl ə.ˈraʊnd] [US: ˈfuːl ə.ˈraʊnd] | 鬼混 /guǐhùn/verb |
fool's cap (cap with bells and tassels) noun [UK: ˈfuːlz kæp] [US: ˈfuːlz ˈkæp] | |
fool's gold (mineral or other substance often mistaken for gold) noun [UK: ˈfuːlz ɡəʊld] [US: ˈfuːlz ɡoʊld] | 假黃金noun 愚人金 /yúrén jīn/noun |
fool's mate (quickest possible checkmate) noun [UK: ˈfuːlz meɪt] [US: ˈfuːlz ˈmeɪt] | 两回合将杀 /liǎng huíhé jiāngshā/noun 兩回合將殺noun 愚者自將noun |
foolish (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) adjective [UK: ˈfuː.lɪʃ] [US: ˈfuː.ˌlɪʃ] | 傻 /shǎ/adjective 愚蠢的 /yúchǔn de/adjective 笨 /bèn/adjective 蠢 /chǔn/adjective |
foolproof ((device) fail-safe) adjective [UK: ˈfuːl.pruːf] [US: ˈfuːl.ˌpruːf] | 防呆 /fángdāi/adjective |
April Fools' Day (First day of April) noun [UK: ˈeɪ.prəl] [US: ˈeɪ.prəl] | 愚人節noun 愚人节 /Yúrénjié/noun |
penny wise and pound foolish (thrifty with small amounts of money but wasteful with large amounts) adjective | 捨本逐末adjective 舍本逐末 /shěběn-zhúmò/adjective |
play the fool (behave in a foolish manner) verb [UK: ˈpleɪ ðə fuːl] [US: ˈpleɪ ðə ˈfuːl] | 幹蠢事verb 胡闹 /húnào/verb 胡鬧verb |
play the fool (pretend ignorance) verb [UK: ˈpleɪ ðə fuːl] [US: ˈpleɪ ðə ˈfuːl] | 装傻 /zhuāngshǎ/verb 裝傻verb 裝傻充愣verb |
there's no fool like an old fool (no wisdom with age) phrase | 人无愚于老而愚者 /rén wú yú yú lǎo ér yú zhě/phrase 人無愚於老而愚者phrase |