sb tomfools
不及物动词,表示行为愚蠢、胡闹,通常不接宾语。
The boys tomfooled in the yard all afternoon.
男孩们在院子里胡闹了一下午。
愚蠢地行动;做出愚蠢的举动
愚蠢地行动
To act foolishly.
一般现在时
He tomfools when he is nervous.
他紧张时会愚蠢地胡闹。
一般过去时
She tomfooled in class yesterday and got scolded.
她昨天在课堂上胡闹,被责骂了。
现在完成时
They have tomfooled too much today.
他们今天已经胡闹得太多了。
Tomfool 意为“做蠢事、胡闹”,常用于幽默或批评语境,也可见于短语 tomfool around/about。
Stop tomfooling around and pay attention to the road.
别胡闹了,注意看路。
用法提示:动词现在分词形式 tomfooling 与 around 搭配,表示“胡闹、做蠢事”。
He tomfooled all morning instead of replying to the emails.
他整个上午都在胡闹,而没有回复邮件。
用法提示:动词过去式 tomfooled 表示过去一段时间里愚蠢地行事。
The kids tomfool in the backyard whenever the weather is nice.
天气好的时候,孩子们就在后院胡闹。
用法提示:动词原形 tomfool 作谓语,表示习惯性的胡闹行为。
不及物动词,表示行为愚蠢、胡闹,通常不接宾语。
The boys tomfooled in the yard all afternoon.
男孩们在院子里胡闹了一下午。
用进行时强调胡闹正在进行。
He is tomfooling again instead of doing his homework.
他又在胡闹,而不是做作业。
现在完成进行时,强调胡闹从过去持续到现在。
They have been tomfooling since lunch.
他们从午饭后就一直在胡闹。
祈使句中常与 stop 连用,要求对方停止胡闹。
Stop tomfooling and get back to work.
别再胡闹了,回去干活吧。
grammar · medium
易错句子Don't tomfool me—I know exactly what you're doing.
正确表达Don't fool me—I know exactly what you're doing.
tomfool 是不及物动词,只表示“做蠢事、胡闹”,不能带宾语;要表达“欺骗某人”须用及物动词 fool 接宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He enjoys tomfool after class.
正确表达He enjoys tomfooling after class.
enjoy 后面只能接动名词作宾语,不能接动词原形,因此要用 tomfooling 而不是 tomfool。
grammar · medium
易错句子The boys were tomfoolling in the playground.
正确表达The boys were tomfooling in the playground.
以 -l 结尾的动词只有在该音节重读且前面是单个元音字母时才双写 l(如 travel→travelled);tomfool 中的 fool 拼作 oo 且不重读,所以直接加 -ing,写成 tomfooling。
fool 作不及物动词时多指“开玩笑、逗弄”,也可作及物动词表示“欺骗”;tomfool 只表示“做蠢事、胡闹”,是书面或古旧用法,不表示“逗某人”或“骗某人”。
clown 作动词常与 around/about 连用,强调像小丑一样搞怪逗乐,语气可轻松;tomfool 是书面贬义词,指愚蠢地行事,不强调逗乐表演。
lark 常与 about/around 连用,指无害的嬉戏玩闹,英式且较旧;tomfool 也是旧式或书面词,但强调“愚蠢地行事”,带批评意味,不限于嬉戏。
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