fool /fu:l/ I. n.［c］傻子：He is not a fool.他决不是傻瓜。make a fool of 愚弄(欺骗)嘲笑…： Don’t make a fool of him. 别捉弄他。‖II. vi.& vt. 1. 胡闹，取乐：It’s time for you to stop fooling. 别再胡闹了。2.欺骗，愚弄：He fooled the old man out of his money. 他骗了那老人的钱。3.用于短语动词：fool away浪费：fool away one’s money (time)(口语) 浪费金钱(时间)；fool about/around花时间（不恰当地）玩：We spent the afternoon fooling around on the beach. 那天下午我们在海滩上玩了。You should never fool about with matches. 你千万不要玩火柴。
foolish /ˈfu:liʃ/ adj. 愚蠢的，可笑的：It’s foolish of you to waste your time like this.像这样浪费时间，你真傻。You were foolish to expect anything else.想别的东西你就傻了。
［辨析］见clumsy
foolishly /ˈfu:liʃli/ adv.愚蠢地: Don’t act foolishly. 别干傻事。Foolishly I left my coat at home. 把大衣忘在家里了，我真蠢。
