a(n) [adjective] oaf
He's a clumsy oaf.
他是个笨拙的呆子。
呆子;傻瓜
笨拙愚蠢的人;畸形儿
笨拙愚蠢的人
an awkward stupid person
That clumsy oaf knocked over my coffee cup.
那个笨手笨脚的呆子打翻了我的咖啡杯。
用法提示:oaf 作名词,指笨拙愚蠢的人。
Don't be such an oaf; think before you act.
别这么呆头呆脑的,行动前先想一想。
用法提示:oaf 作名词,在句中作表语,形容人愚笨。
I felt like a total oaf when I forgot her name.
我忘了她的名字时,觉得自己是个十足的傻瓜。
用法提示:oaf 作名词,作 like 的宾语,表示愚笨的人。
He's a clumsy oaf.
他是个笨拙的呆子。
Don't be such an oaf.
别那么呆头呆脑的。
He moved like an oaf.
他动作像个呆子。
与 oaf 最接近,强调笨拙和愚蠢,常用于口语
更强调智力低下,不直接指笨拙,语气较轻
强调脑筋不灵活,贬义,较正式
指粗笨迟钝的人,较口语化,略带轻蔑
grammar · medium
易错句子He is so oaf.
正确表达He is so oafish.
Oaf 是名词,表示‘呆子’,不能直接作表语形容词;应改用形容词 oafish(愚笨的),描述人的特质。
grammar · medium
易错句子Those oaves are clumsy.
正确表达Those oafs are clumsy.
Oaf 的复数形式是规则变化 oafs,不是像 loaf 那样的不规则变化 oaves;将 oaves 改为 oafs 即可。
oaf 指笨拙的人,loaf 指一条面包;拼写相似但意义不同,注意首字母 l 的有无。
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