摘要:Don't be such a fool!别这么傻了!You made me look a complete fool!你弄得我像个十足的个傻瓜!Are you a fool?你是个傻子吗?
fool是个常用的单词,一般我们常用做形容词,其实,它可以用作名词、动词和形容词。现对其用法进行归纳。
1.fool作为名词。它的意思是“蠢人,傻瓜”,属于可数名词。比如:
Don't be such a fool!别这么傻了!You made me look a complete fool!你弄得我像个十足的个傻瓜!Are you a fool?你是个傻子吗?
I felt a fool when I realized my mistake.我意识到了自己的错误,觉得自己是个傻瓜。
He always thinks others fools, and himself a genius.他总是认为别人都是傻瓜,而他 自己才是天才。
2.fool作为动词,意思是“欺骗,愚弄”。比如:
Art dealers fooled a lot of people.艺术品经销商会愚弄了许多人。Don't be fooled by his appearance.不要被他的外表所蒙蔽。He can't fool me—I've got him taped.他休想骗我,我把他的底细摸得一清二楚。
fool作为动词时,指“欺骗,愚弄”时可以使用fool into doing sth. 的结构,这个结构也是考试中常常见到的。比如:
Don't be fooled into thinking they're going to change anything.别上当受骗,以为他们打算作出任何改变。Don't be fooled into buying something useless on the Internet.不要上当受骗到网上买些没有的东西。
Fool在表“说蠢话,干傻事(常为逗乐)”时,可以用fool (about/around) (with sth)。比如:
Stop fooling around and sit down!别干傻事了,坐下来!If you fool about with matches, you'll end up getting burned.如果你摆弄火柴,最后可能烧到自己。
3.fool做形容词,指“傻的;愚蠢的”。比如:
That was a damn fool thing to do!干那种事真蠢!What a damn fool thing to do!这样做真是愚蠢得要死!
4.常见表达法:
Nobody's Fool. 大智若愚/不是任何人的玩偶/谁也不是傻子。
April Fool’s Day愚人节(每年的4月1日)
fool around 闲荡;游手好闲;干无用的事
make a fool of 愚弄;欺骗
fool around with 与不三不四的人鬼混
来源:苑博教育