fool around
US /fuːl əˈraʊnd/
UK /fuːl əˈraʊnd/
1.
胡闹, 鬼混
to behave in a silly or playful way, often wasting time
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Stop fooling around and get your work done.
别再胡闹了，把你的工作做完。
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The kids were fooling around in the backyard.
孩子们在后院胡闹。
2.
乱搞, 玩弄感情
to have a casual sexual relationship with someone
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He was accused of fooling around with a colleague.
他被指控与同事乱搞。
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They were just fooling around, nothing serious.
他们只是玩玩而已，没什么认真的。