C 愚人，傻瓜 a person who is lacking in judgement or good sense

　act the ～　干蠢事，当傻瓜，扮丑角
　laugh at a ～　嘲笑傻子
　make a ～ of sb　愚弄某人
　play the ～　干蠢事，扮丑角
　think sb a ～　认为某人是傻瓜
　big ～　大傻瓜
　complete ～　十足的大傻瓜
　natural ～　天生的傻瓜
　perfect ～　彻头彻尾的傻瓜
　silly ～　愚蠢的家伙
　terrible ～　极愚蠢的人，大笨蛋
　total ～　地道的傻瓜
　April ～　在愚人节受愚弄的人
　a bit of ～　有点儿傻

　A fool may give a wise man counsel.　愚者千虑，必有一得。
　The fool steered the boat into the harbour wall and broke the beams!　那傻瓜驾船撞在了港湾壁上，把船梁撞断了。
　Don't be such a fool!　别傻了！
　I wished Mummy wouldn't gush over Peter's little success at school; it makes him feel a fool in front of his friends.　我真希望妈妈不要在学校大谈特谈彼得小小的成功，这使他在朋友面前感到自己是个傻瓜。
　The manager is intolerant of fools.　那位经理不能容忍没头脑的人。
　He is a chess-playing fool.　他是一个棋迷。
　She is a fool for candy.　她特别爱吃糖。
　Some fool had left lawn-mower on the garden path, and in the dark I fell over it.　不知哪个傻瓜把割草机停在花园小径上，在黑暗中我绊倒了。
　What fool has put that wet paintbrush on my chair?　哪个傻瓜把未干的画笔放在我的椅子上了?
　The fool son of mine has smashed up his new car.　我那傻儿子把那辆新车撞坏了。

 ♣ act the fool
　装疯卖傻；瞎胡闹　play the fool
　He acted the fool so often that everyone got sick and tired of him.　他常常装疯卖傻，弄得人人都讨厌他。
　Stop acting the fool!　别装傻了！
 ♣ fool enough
　傻得竟会…　sb be so foolish that he or she has done sth
　John was fool enough to admit something he had not done.　约翰真傻，居然会承认自己没干的事。
　I was fool enough to do that.　我竟傻到去做那件事。
 ♣ fool for one's pains
　徒劳无功　sb whose help is rewarded by ingratitude
　It seems to me you're going to be a fool for your pains.　我看你是要做个徒劳无功的傻瓜。
　I worked all weekend to finish the job and didn't get so much as a word of thanks; I was a fool for my pains.　我干了整整一个周末才完成任务，但我连一句感谢的话也没得到，真是徒劳无功。
 ♣ fool that〔as〕 I am〔was〕
　我真笨，我真傻　I was so foolish
　〔说明〕 本习语主要用作插入语。
　I let him escape, fool that I am.　我让他逃跑，真是个大笨蛋。
　Fool that I am, I should have known better.　我真傻，我应该知道不该那样做。
　I thought she really had loved me, fool as I was.　我以为她真的爱我，我真傻。
　I know, so much, fool as I am.　我虽然蠢，但那事我是知道的。
　I know so much, fool as I am.　我简直是笨蛋，只知道这些。
 ♣ fool's errand
　徒劳无益的差事　pointless task
　They sent me all the way to Brighton to buy some special component, but it turned out to be a fool's errand because they are out of stock.　他们派我到很远的布赖特恩去买个特殊的部件，但结果却是件徒劳无益的差事，因为那儿没有货。
 ♣ fool's paradise
　虚幻的幸福　illusory happiness
　She indeed lives in a fool's paradise as she always dreams about making a huge fortune overnight.　她总想顷刻间大发横财，的确有点想入非非。
　She thinks they can get married on his earnings of only fifty pounds a week but she's living in a fool's paradise.　她以为他每周只要挣50英镑，他们就可以结婚，但她是陶醉在虚无缥缈的乐境之中而已。
 ♣ fools rush in
　傻瓜总是胆大妄为　people taking action without thinking through the consequences
　Everybody bought some just because the goods were cheap; but they turned out to be faulty—they say fools rush in.　只是因为东西便宜，每个人都买了一些，结果发现东西都是坏的——他们说傻瓜总是胆大妄为。
 ♣ make a fool of
　愚弄，欺骗　make sb look foolish
　I don't like being made a fool of.　我可不愿意受到别人的愚弄。
　What a fool you made of him, letting everyone read his letter!　你让每个人都看他的信，真把他愚弄够了！
 ♣ more fool you
　你真傻　you behave foolishly
　If he already owes you money and you've lent him another ten pounds, more fool you.　如果他已经欠了你的钱，而你再借给他10英镑，那你真傻。
 ♣ nobody's fool
　谁也骗不了谁　sb who does not lack common sense
　You think you can kid him, but I warn you he's nobody's fool.　你以为你可以哄他，但我得警告你，他是不会上当的。
　He tried to sell me that old car, but I'm nobody's fool; I could see there was something wrong with the engine.　他试图把那辆旧汽车卖给我，但我绝非傻瓜，我能看出它的引擎有毛病。
 ♣ not suffer fools gladly
　不能耐着性子与蠢人相处，对傻里傻气的人无耐心　be intolerant with people who lack common sense
　He doesn't suffer fools gladly so he's hardly the best person to be instructor on the beginner's course.　他对傻里傻气的人没有耐心，因此他不太适合做基础课教师。
 ♣ play for a fool
　把…当成傻瓜　treat sb as if he or she were stupid
　Stop this nonsense! Do you think you can play me for a fool?　别胡说了！你以为我是傻瓜吗?
 ♣ play the fool
1. 干蠢事 act foolishly
　If you play the fool, and lose a good job on consequence, you can hardly expect much sympathy.　如果你干蠢事而失去一份好工作，你几乎得不到大家的同情。
2. 逗人笑 behave in a foolish manner
　Schoolmasters don't like boys to play the fool during the lessons.　老师不喜欢学生在上课时胡闹。
 ♣ play the fool with
1. 戏弄… play the joke with
　He was playing the fool with that lass.　他在戏弄那个小姑娘。
2. 损坏，糟蹋 ruin; destroy
　The boy is playing the fool with the seat.　那男孩在毁坏坐椅。

 ♣ act the fool, act like a fool
　这两个短语的意思基本相同，只是前者强调主观上是有意识的装傻，后者意为举止行为客观上看来如同傻子一般。例如：

 ♣ 下面三句的意思相同：

 ♣ 下面两个句子意思不同：

1. 这些男孩子捉弄那个老人，真是太残忍了。
　［误］ It is very cruel of these boys to make a fool at that old man.
　［正］ It is very cruel of these boys to make a fool of that old man.
　玛丽的同学们骗她说晚会将是一个化装舞会。
　［误］ Mary's classmates made a fool her by telling her the party was to be a masquerade.
　［正］ Mary's classmates made a fool of her by telling her the party was to be a masquerade.
　［析］ “捉弄”“欺骗”“愚弄”英语可说make a fool of，其中的of不能用at代替。
2. 他被一个上门推销的人骗了。
　［误］ He was made a fool by some door-to-door salesman.
　［正］ He was made a fool of by some door-to-door salesman.
　我被告知受骗了。
　［误］ I was told that I was being made a fool.
　［正］ I was told that I was being made a fool of.
　我们都被那个调皮的孩子骗了。
　［误］ We were all made fools by the mischievous child.
　［正］ We were all made fools of by the mischievous child.
　［析］ make a fool of从主动结构变为被动结构时，介词of不能省略。
3. 皇帝真够傻的，竟然相信那两个骗子。
　［误］ The emperor was a fool enough to believe the two cheats.
　［正］ The emperor was fool enough to believe the two cheats.
　［析］ 当名词用作表示程度的表语时，相当于foolish，其前不用冠词a.

1. vt. & vi.愚弄，耍弄　 make think sth that is not true
2. vt. & vi.欺骗　 cheat
3. vi.开玩笑　 speak without serious intention; joke

　～ badly　上大当
　～ unfeelingly　无情地欺骗
　～ about　游荡，鬼混
　～ along　慢慢游荡
　～ around　游荡，鬼混
　～ around with a girl　调戏女孩
　～ around with matches　玩火柴
　～ away　浪费，虚掷
　～ sb into a belief　骗得某人相信
　～ sb into doing sth　哄骗某人去干某事
　～ sb out of all one's property　骗取某人的全部财产
　～ with　摆弄，玩弄
　～ sb with a lie　用谎言欺骗某人
　～ with one's emotions　玩弄某人的感情

　He was only fooling.　他只是在开玩笑。
　You know we were just fooling, that's all.　你知道我们只是开开玩笑罢了，没有别的意思。
　John was always fooling during lessons.　约翰总是在课堂上干傻事。
　You're fooling me!　你在欺骗我！
　What's the use of trying to fool me that way.　你企图如此欺骗我，这有什么用！
　This isn't gold; it's brass—you can't fool me.　这不是金，是铜——你骗不了我。
　You can't fool me, I don't believe you.　你欺骗不了我，我不相信你。
　You can't fool her; she's much too clever for that.　你骗不了她，她聪明得很，不会上当。
　He can't fool her; she sees through him every time.　他骗不了她，每次都被她看穿了。
　You can't fool me any longer.　你再也不能欺骗我了。
　Her disguise didn't fool anyone.　她的伪装骗不了任何人。
　Some old duck fooled them all!　有些老家伙愚弄了他们所有的人。
　Every time I try to fool him, he looks through my tricks.　我每次企图愚弄他都被他识破了。
　He enjoyed matching his wits against hers, allowing her to think that she was fooling him, and turning the tables on him eventually.　他喜欢和她斗智，先让她觉得她在愚弄他，最后使情况对他有利。
　That old man is fooling himself.　那老头在自欺欺人。
　They fool me to the top of my bent.　他们愚弄我到使我忍无可忍的地步。
　You certainly fooled the public in a masterly fashion.　你的确是用老练的手法把大家愚弄了一通。
　He felt that he had been deliberately fooled by that man.　他当时觉得那个人故意捉弄了他。

 ♣ fool about〔around〕　(v.+adv.)
　胡闹；无所事事　behave in a playful, childish and silly way
　Stop fooling about.　不要再虚度光阴了。
　You'll never amount to anything if you don't stop fooling around.　如果你继续胡混，你什么也做不成。
　He fooled about all afternoon on the golf course.　他在高尔夫球场混了一个下午。
　They fooled around too much with minor details.　他们在次要的细节上浪费了太多的时间。
　Stop fooling about and do something useful.　别再虚度光阴了，做些有益的事。
　The teacher told the students not to fool about, but to get down to work.　老师嘱咐学生们不要虚度光阴，要认真学习。
　She regretted fooling around all through college.　她后悔虚度了大学的好时光。
　If you go to college, you must work, not fool around.　要是你上大学，就得好好学习，不能虚度光阴。
　He spends so much time fooling around that he never accomplishes anything.　他终日无所事事，因而一事无成。
　The boys fooled around all afternoon in the park.　男孩子们整个下午在公园里无所事事。
　He never does any work, he just fools about all along.　他什么事也不干，成天游荡。
　Where have you been fooling around?　你到哪儿游荡去了?
　I have never seen him fooling about on street corners.　我从未见他在街头闲逛过的。
　The boy fell and broke his leg. That taught him but good not to fool around.　那男孩跌断了腿，那可是个教训，可使他不敢再胡闹。
 ♣ fool around with　(v.+adv.+prep.)
1. 玩弄；瞎弄 play with
　Don't fool around with the knife, you may cut yourself.　不要玩弄刀，会划破皮的。
　You shouldn't fool around with dangerous chemicals.　你不应该玩弄危险的化学品。
　Don't fool around with fire.　不要玩火。
　Children should not be allowed to fool around with matches.　不要让孩子们玩火柴。
2. 〈口〉与…鬼混；搞不正当的男女关系 have an unwise sexual relationship with (sb)
　Marshall stopped fooling around with other girls when he met Jessica.　自从遇见杰西卡，马歇尔就不再与其他女孩胡来了。
　Don't fool around with another man's wife.　不要与有夫之妇鬼混。
　He's always fooling around with other men's wives.　他总是同有夫之妇乱搞。
 ♣ fool away　(v.+adv.)
　浪费　waste (money, time, etc.)
　I have fooled away all my money.　我把钱都滥花光了。
　Jack fooled away his week's allowance in two days.　杰克在两天内就把他一个星期的津贴挥霍掉了。
　He fools away so much time on his stamp collection that he never gets anything done.　他把时间都白白地浪费在集邮上了，所以什么事情也没做成。
　Don't fool away your time in public houses.　不要把你的时间浪费在酒吧里。
　Don't fool away your time, there's a lot of work to be done.　别浪费时间啦，要做的事情多着呢。
　He kept learning English while his brother was fooling away his time.　他坚持学习英语，他弟弟却在浪费时间。
 ♣ fool into　(v.+prep.)
　骗（某人）做…　cheat (sb) to do (sth)
　You are not going to fool me into such a deed.　你不要哄骗我去干那种事。
　He fooled me into doing the job.　他骗我去做那项工作。
　He fooled a boy into doing a dangerous thing.　他骗一个男孩做一桩危险的事。
　The girl fooled him into believing her.　那女孩哄骗他信她的话。
　He's fooled a lot of people into believing he's a rich man.　他骗得许多人相信他是个富人。
　I was fooled into thinking that she loved me.　我上当受骗，以为她爱我。
　Do not be fooled into thinking that he is an honest man.　别受他蒙骗而以为他是个老实人。
 ♣ fool out of　(v.+adv.+prep.)
　骗取　cheat (one's property)
　She fooled the old man out of all his money.　她诈骗老人的全部钱财。
　He fooled the boy out of his money.　他骗走了那个男孩的钱。
　The beautiful young lady fooled the rich young man out of all his property.　那年轻貌美的女郎骗取了那阔少爷的全部财产。
 ♣ fool with　(v.+prep.)
　〈非正〉摆弄；玩弄 not to treat sth seriously
　You shouldn't fool with a dog when he is eating.　你不应该在狗吃食的时候作弄它。
　If you go on fooling with that knife, there'll be an accident.　如果你继续玩那把刀，就会发生意外。
　Don't fool with that gun. It's dangerous.　别玩枪，那很危险。
　It's cruel to fool with other's emotions.　玩弄别人的感情是残酷的。
　Guns are not to be fooled with.　枪是不能瞎摆弄的。
　She cannot fool me with her crocodile's tears.　我不会被她的假慈悲欺骗。

 ♣ fool, cheat, deceive, delude, trick
　参见cheat条。

　［同义词］ n. clown, comic, stupe, wooden-head v. cheat, deceive, fox, hoodwink, trick
　［词源］　中古英语fo(l)e（蠢人，笨人）