foolish

英 [ˈfuːlɪʃ]

美 [ˈfuːlɪʃ]

adj. 愚蠢的; 傻的; 感到荒谬; 出丑; 显得尴尬

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同义词辨析

stupid foolish silly【导航词义：愚笨的】

stupidadj. 笨的，头脑迟钝的

〔辨析〕

常指人因智力低下或其他原因而显得愚笨、迟钝的，往往含呆滞木讷之意；口语中多指人或物令人气恼或讨厌的。

〔例证〕

At 7 Edison entered school but left it after 3 months, for the teacher thought he was stupid.
爱迪生7岁上学，但3个月后便离开了学校，因为老师认为他笨。
He was so quiet that everyone assumed he was stupid.
他寡言少语，大家都以为他很愚笨。
I can't get this stupid radio to work!
我无法弄响这台讨厌的收音机！

foolishadj. 愚笨的，可笑的

〔辨析〕

常用于形容人或行为，强调缺乏智慧或判断力的。

〔例证〕

It was foolish of her to have spent so much money on shoes.
她把那么多的钱花在鞋上真是太傻了。
His foolish behaviour led to his eventual failure.
他的愚蠢行为导致了他最终的失败。
How foolish I was not to have bought it!
我没买下它真是太傻了！

sillyadj. 愚蠢的，傻的

〔辨析〕

多用于口语，语气比 foolish 重，指人极端或明显愚蠢的，或傻里傻气、不懂事的；形容行为、言语等时意为“无聊的”、“无意义的”。

〔例证〕

He has no common sense and always does silly things.
他毫无常识，总是做些傻事。
It's silly of you to ask such questions.
你竟然提出这种问题，实在是太蠢了。
I'll thank you not to be silly and spoil my fun.
拜托你别这么傻头傻脑的，败了我的兴致。
That new play struck me as silly.
我觉得那出新戏很无聊。

牛津词典

adj.

愚蠢的；傻的
not showing good sense or judgement
1. She's just a vain, foolish woman.
  她不过是个愚蠢自负的女人。
2. I was foolish enough to believe what Jeff told me.
  我真蠢，竟相信杰夫和我说的话。
3. 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。
4. 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？
5. a foolish idea/dream/mistake
  荒唐的想法 / 梦 / 错误
6. It was a very foolish thing to do.
  干那种事很蠢。
感到荒谬；出丑；显得尴尬
made to feel or look silly and embarrassed
1. I felt foolish and a failure.
  我自觉是个愚蠢的失败者。
2. He's afraid of looking foolish in front of his friends.
  他怕在朋友面前出丑。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED (举止或行为)愚蠢的，傻的，笨的
If someone's behaviour or action isfoolish, it is not sensible and shows a lack of good judgment.
1. It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily...
  无谓地燃起人们的希望是愚蠢的。
2. It is foolish to risk skin cancer.
  冒患上皮肤癌的风险是愚蠢的。
ADJ-GRADED 傻的;蠢的;显得难堪的
If you look or feelfoolish, you look or feel so silly or ridiculous that people are likely to laugh at you.
1. I just stood there feeling foolish and watching him...
  我只是傻傻地站在那里看着他。
2. 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。

英英释义

adj

having or revealing stupidity
1. ridiculous anserine behavior
2. a dopey answer
3. a dopey kid
4. some fool idea about rewriting authors' books
Synonym:anserinedopydopeygooseygoosygooselikejerky
devoid of good sense or judgment
1. foolish remarks
2. a foolish decision

双语例句

The complete failure of his foolish investment in land left him sadder but wiser.
他那愚蠢的地产投资的彻底失败使他吃一堑，长一智。
He refused to take orders from such a foolish fellow.
他拒绝接受这样愚蠢家伙的命令。
Making people feel foolish is emphatically not my strategy
让人出丑显然不是我的策略。
It's foolish to force your feet into a pair of shoes that are too small for you.
硬要把脚穿进太小的鞋里去是愚蠢的。
I know better than to do such a foolish thing.
我很明白不能干这种蠢事。
Better a witty fool man than a foolish wit.
宁做聪明的傻子，不做愚蠢的聪明人。
That foolish deed of his will remain a blot on his escutcheon.
他的那种愚蠢行为将永远是他名誉上的污点。
I just stood there feeling foolish and watching him
我只是傻傻地站在那里看着他。
We can only hope that she will soon understand how foolish she has been, and unthinking, and come back.
我们只能希望她很快就明白她这是多么傻，多么没有头脑并希望她回来。
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。