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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。
活宝；爱搞笑的人
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活宝；爱搞笑的人
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
He's such a goofball; he always makes us laugh.
他真是个活宝，总逗我们笑。
滑稽的人
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
蠢货
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
My uncle is such a goofball; he always makes funny faces at family dinners.
我叔叔真是个活宝；他总是在家庭聚餐时做鬼脸逗大家笑。
Even in serious meetings, our team's goofball finds a way to crack a joke.
即使在严肃的会议上，我们团队里的活宝也能找到机会讲个笑话。
She acted like a goofball at the party, dancing in a silly costume.
她在聚会上表现得像个活宝，穿着傻气的服装跳舞。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
He is very goofball.
Use this
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”。
Not this
He is a goofball person.
Use this
He is a goofball.
Goofball本身已指人，加上person造成冗余，应直接使用goofball。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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！
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。
Use goofball naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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.