be featherbrained
描述某人性格特点。
She is too featherbrained to handle such a serious job.
她太轻浮了,无法胜任这样严肃的工作。
愚蠢的;轻浮的
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愚蠢的;轻浮的
silly and not serious; frivolous
She is too featherbrained to handle such a serious job.
她太轻浮了,无法胜任这样严肃的工作。
愚蠢的;轻浮的
s lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
My featherbrained friend left her umbrella on the bus again.
我这个糊里糊涂的朋友又把伞落在公交车上了。
Don't make a featherbrained remark during the job interview.
面试时不要说轻浮的话。
She laughed at her own featherbrained mistake and moved on.
她对自己犯的愚蠢错误一笑而过,继续前行。
描述某人性格特点。
She is too featherbrained to handle such a serious job.
她太轻浮了,无法胜任这样严肃的工作。
表达对某人看法。
I find his assistant rather featherbrained.
我觉得他的助理相当愚蠢。
修饰名词,常含贬义。
He made a featherbrained decision to quit his job.
他做了一个愚蠢的决定,辞掉了工作。
Not this
He is a featherbrained.
Use this
He is featherbrained.
‘featherbrained’ 是形容词,不能单独作名词使用。应直接用作表语,或后接名词如 ‘person’。
Not this
She is a featherbrained boxer.
Use this
She is a featherweight boxer.
‘featherbrained’ 意为‘愚蠢的’,而表示‘轻量级的’应用 ‘featherweight’。这是词义混淆错误。
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