
游手好闲;闲荡;干蠢事
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。
Elizabeth: he's been a fool about so many things... but then, so have I.
伊丽莎白:他过去在很多事上都这么傻……不过我也是。
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.
如果你一开始没有成功,那就再试一次、再试两次。然后放弃。没必要为这变成傻瓜。
The monitor told his classmates not to fool about in the classroom while they should be reviewing their lessons.
班长叫同学们在应当复习功课的时候不要在教室里胡闹。
Talk about trying to cure warts with spunk-water such a blame fool way as that!
说到用仙水治疣子,那真是个愚蠢的法子!
|fool around/muck about;游手好闲;闲荡;干蠢事
"fool about" 是英语中常见的动词短语,主要用于描述无目的、低效或不负责任的行为。其核心含义可分为两个层面:
无意义消遣行为 指漫无目的地打发时间或进行无实质价值的活动,常见于英式英语。例如:"Stop fooling about with your phone and finish the report"(停止摆弄手机,把报告写完)。
潜在危险行为 表示可能引发风险的轻率举动,常带有警示意味。如建筑工地警示语:"Don't fool about near the scaffolding"(禁止在脚手架附近嬉闹)。
该短语在语体上属于非正式表达,常见于口语交流。其语法结构灵活,可接介词"with"引出具体对象:"He's been fooling about with the electrical wires"(他一直在乱弄电线)。近义词"fool around"在美式英语中更常用,两者存在地域使用差异。
典型使用场景包括:家长教育孩童("别在厨房瞎闹")、职场提醒专注("少做些无意义的尝试")、安全警示("施工区域禁止嬉戏")等。建议根据具体语境选择使用,正式书面文本中可替换为"act irresponsibly"或"engage in frivolous activities"等更正式的表达方式。
“Fool about”是一个英语短语动词(phrasal verb),常见于口语中,主要有以下含义:
1. 闲混/浪费时间
指无所事事、不认真对待任务或虚度光阴。例如:
"Stop fooling about and finish your homework!"(别闲混了,赶紧做完作业!)
2. 胡闹/行为轻率
表示做出愚蠢、不负责任或幼稚的举动。例如:
"The kids were fooling about with the water balloons and broke a window."(孩子们玩水球胡闹,打碎了一扇窗户。)
3. (英式英语常用)
该短语在英式英语中使用更频繁,美式英语中更常说“fool around”。
使用注意
例句加深理解
"He spent the whole day fooling about instead of studying."(他一整天都在瞎混,根本没学习。)
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