英漢辭典

1. vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb) ,vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
   1. 裝傻樣,逗人笑,開玩笑;幹蠢事;欺騙(人);戲弄,愚弄(人)

   fool sb into doing

   騙人做…

   fool sb out of his money

   騙人錢財Don't let sb's looks fool you. 不要讓某人的外表蒙騙了你.

2. 2. [廢] 使(人)變傻,使糊塗



3. n. (名詞 noun)
   1. 蠢人,笨蛋,傻子

   a natural fool

   天生的笨蛋

   not suffer fools gladly

   (There's) no fool like an old fool.

   【諺】 老糊塗,最糊塗(老傻瓜最傻)

   A fool and his money are soon parted.

   【諺】蠢人不聚財.

4. 2. [廢] 白癡

5. 3. 受愚弄[欺騙]的人

   be the fool of fate

   受到命運的捉弄.

6. 4. [史] (王公貴族雇養的)弄臣,小丑

7. 5. 有癖好[特長]的人

   a fool for wine

   嗜酒如命的人

   a dancing fool

   舞迷.

柯林斯英英辭典

n. (noun)

1. a person who lacks sense or judgement

2. a person who is made to appear ridiculous

3. (formerly) a professional jester living in a royal or noble household

4. [obsolete] an idiot or imbecile

the village fool

vt. (transitive verb)

1. [tr] to deceive (someone), esp in order to make him look ridiculous

2. [tr; foll by away] to squander; fritter

he fooled away a fortune

vi. (intransitive verb)

1. [intr; foll by with, around with, or about with] [informal] to act or play (with) irresponsibly or aimlessly

to fool around with a woman

2. [intr] to speak or act in a playful, teasing, or jesting manner

adj. (adjective)

1. short for foolish

2. [Etymology] C13: from Old French fol mad person, from Late Latin follis empty-headed fellow, from Latin: bellows; related to Latin flare to blow

n. (noun)

1. [chiefly Brit] a dessert made from a purée of fruit with cream or custard

gooseberry fool

2. [Etymology] C16: perhaps from fool¹