Word
goofball
活宝;爱搞笑的人
核心释义
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
- 1.
滑稽的人
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
- 2.
蠢货
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
傻瓜;笨蛋;蠢货;滑稽的人;蠢货;催眠药片;兴奋剂
用法In use
My uncle is such a goofball; he always makes funny faces at family dinners.
用法提示:名词,指用滑稽行为逗人发笑的人。
Even in serious meetings, our team's goofball finds a way to crack a joke.
用法提示:名词,作主语,表示爱闹腾逗趣的人。
She acted like a goofball at the party, dancing in a silly costume.
用法提示:名词,用于like后指行为搞笑的人。
be a goofball
用于形容某人滑稽或行为愚蠢。
He's such a goofball; he always makes us laugh.
他真是个活宝,总逗我们笑。
act like a goofball
强调行为像傻瓜或活宝。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- big goofball
- 大活宝;十足的傻瓜
- My uncle is a big goofball at family parties.我叔叔在家庭聚会上是个大活宝。
- lovable goofball
- 可爱的活宝
- He plays a lovable goofball in the sitcom.他在情景喜剧里演一个可爱的活宝。
- total goofball
- 彻头彻尾的傻瓜
- I felt like a total goofball after forgetting my lines.忘了台词之后,我觉得自己活像个大傻瓜。
- such a goofball
- 真是个活宝;真是个傻瓜
- Stop it, you're such a goofball!别闹了,你真是个活宝!
- act like a goofball
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
goof听起来像中文“搞怪”,ball是球,想象一个搞怪的球——又好笑又傻,记住goofball是活宝、蠢货。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:日常闲聊、朋友间打趣、轻松的喜剧或短视频 这个词通常用于非正式场合,多指爱搞笑或有点笨拙的人,带调侃或亲昵的语气;比较常见于口语、喜剧和轻松的社交媒体内容,正式写作中较少用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
baseball、basketball、football、snowball、eyeball 与 goofball 的结尾 -ball 拼写和读音相同(/bɔːl/)。roof 与 goofball 开头的 goof 押韵,均含 /uːf/。注意形近词 golf ball(/ˈɡɑːlf bɔːl/,高尔夫球)读音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.