be a wally
口语中常用,指某人做傻事或犯低级错误。
Don't be such a wally — read the instructions first.
别这么犯傻——先看看说明书。
傻瓜;蠢货;笨蛋
wallies — plural of wally
好的;第一流的
a silly and inept person; someone regarded as stupid
好的;第一流的
n. a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
Don't be such a wally; you put salt in the tea instead of sugar.
别这么傻了,你把盐放进了茶里而不是糖。
用法提示:wally 是名词,指‘傻瓜’,在句中作表语。
He felt like a real wally when he realized he had been waiting at the wrong bus stop.
当他意识到一直在错误的公交车站等车时,他觉得自己真是个傻瓜。
用法提示:wally 作为名词表示‘笨蛋’,在介词 like 后作宾语。
Some wally left the front door unlocked all night.
某个傻瓜让前门整夜没锁。
用法提示:wally 作为名词指‘愚蠢的人’,在句中作主语。
口语中常用,指某人做傻事或犯低级错误。
Don't be such a wally — read the instructions first.
别这么犯傻——先看看说明书。
call + 宾语 + a wally 表示“称某人为傻瓜”。复数形式为 wallies。
They called him a wally after he tripped over in front of everyone.
他在大家面前绊倒后,他们叫他傻瓜。
a bit of a 用来弱化语气,表示“有点、有几分”。
He's a bit of a wally, but we still like him.
他有点傻乎乎的,但我们还是喜欢他。
最常用的基本词,语气较轻,可指缺乏判断力的人,有时带善意。
语气强,多用于侮辱或强烈批评,指非常愚蠢的人,须谨慎使用。
非正式,指愚笨、常做蠢事的人,语气较轻松,戏谑意味强。
略带旧式,指智力不高、容易受骗的人,语气中性偏贬,不常用于口语谩骂。
grammar · medium
易错句子He looks like wally in that hat.
正确表达He looks like a wally in that hat.
wally 作“蠢人”讲是可数名词,单数形式前要有不定冠词 a;like a wally 才表示“像个傻瓜”。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are two wallys at the door.
正确表达There are two wallies at the door.
wally 以辅音字母加 y 结尾,复数要把 y 变 i 再加 -es,写成 wallies。
wally 是英式非正式用词,语气较轻;fool 是通用词,语气更强,还可用作动词表示“愚弄”。
wally 是名词“傻瓜”,指人;silly 是形容词“愚蠢的”,修饰人或行为,词性和搭配不同。
wally 首字母小写是普通名词“傻瓜”;Wally 首字母大写是人名(Walter 的昵称),拼写相同但首字母和意义不同。
十足的傻瓜
I felt a complete wally when I gave the wrong answer.
当我把答案答错时,我觉得自己是个十足的傻瓜。
小傻瓜(常用于开玩笑)
Don't be a silly wally – the dog won't hurt you.
别当小傻瓜,狗不会咬你的。
呆子;傻瓜
She called me a daft wally, but she was laughing.
她叫我呆子,不过她在笑。
出洋相;使自己显得愚蠢
Stop showing off – you're making a wally of yourself.
别显摆了,你在出洋相。
有点傻气的人;有点糊涂
He's a bit of a wally, but he's good fun.
他有点傻乎乎的,不过人很好玩。
看起来像个傻瓜
I don't want to look like a wally in these sunglasses.
我可不想戴着这副太阳镜看起来像个傻瓜。
描述 wally 的核心特征。
wally 常常犯错。
wally 容易成为被嘲笑的对象。
wally 常被形容为无能。
别人对 wally 的举止会发笑。
让自己出丑,出洋相
He made a wally of himself when he tripped on stage.
他在台上绊倒时出了洋相。
像个傻瓜一样,傻乎乎地
I left my keys at home and stood outside like a wally.
我把钥匙忘在家里,像个傻瓜一样站在门外。
沃利在哪里?
A wally is a silly or inept person, but Wally, the hero of Where's Wally?, is the one who is hard to find.
笨蛋指的是愚蠢或无能的人,但《沃利在哪里?》的主角沃利其实是那个很难被找到的人。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.