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  • Derivatives : n  foolishness ; adv  foolishly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

foolish ['fuːlɪʃ]
  1. 1. adjective (ridiculous) 愚蠢
  2. 2. adjective (unwise) 不明智的

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

foolish [ 'fulɪʃ] [ 'fuːlɪʃ]
  1. 1. adjective 傻的,愚蠢的,笨的,不聪明
    It was foolish of you to pay so much for this skirt.
    你可真够笨的,花这么多钱买这条裙子。
  2. 2. adjective 可笑的;滑稽的;荒唐
  3. 3. adjective 使窘迫的,使为难
  4. 4. adjective [archaic] 卑微的;卑鄙的;不足道的,不可取

Collins English-English Dictionary

foolish ['fuːlɪʃ]
  1. 1. adj unwise; silly
  2. 2. adj resulting from folly or stupidity
  3. 3. adj ridiculous or absurd; not worthy of consideration
  4. 4. adj weak-minded; simple
  5. 5. adj an archaic word for insignificant

Examples

It was foolish of you to pay so much for this skirt.
你可真够笨的,花这么多钱买这条裙子。 foolish
I call it a foolish waste of time call
he's a mite foolish a mite
你以为他糊涂,他并不糊涂。
You thought he was foolish, but actually he isn't.
愚公毫不动摇,每天挖山不止。
Unshaken in his conviction, the Foolish Old Man kept on digging at the mountain every day. 不止
他是个明白人,不会干什么傻事。
He is too sensible to do anything foolish. 明白人
看你这傻样,还不快过来和大家打招呼。
Don't stand there looking so foolish. Come over and say hello to everybody. 傻样
愚蠢无知
foolish and ignorant 愚蠢
愚笨
foolish; stupid; clumsy
他是历史上有名的暗弱昏君。
He is notorious for being a foolish emperor. 暗弱

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