Word
goofball
活宝；爱搞笑的人
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
- 1.
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
滑稽的人
- 2.
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
蠢货
傻瓜；笨蛋；蠢货；滑稽的人；蠢货；催眠药片；兴奋剂
In use
My uncle is such a goofball; he always makes funny faces at family dinners.
Even in serious meetings, our team's goofball finds a way to crack a joke.
She acted like a goofball at the party, dancing in a silly costume.
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。
Stop acting like a goofball and focus on your work.
别像个傻瓜似的，专心工作。
call someone a goofball
用于称呼某人为傻瓜或活宝，通常带调侃意味。
Don't call him a goofball; he's just having fun.
别叫他傻瓜，他只是闹着玩。
Common mistakes
He is very goofball.He is such a goofball.
Goofball是名词，不可用作形容词。应改为名词结构，用"such a goofball"表达“他真是个活宝”。
He is a goofball person.He is a goofball.
Goofball本身已指人，加上person造成冗余，应直接使用goofball。
Connections
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
- 表现得像个傻瓜；举止滑稽
- He always acts like a goofball to make everyone laugh.他总是表现得很滑稽，逗大家笑。
Synonyms
Learner notes
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。
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。
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.