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词汇集 愚蠢（属于 知识与智慧）：完整且详细的清单

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when the wine is in, the wit is out

/wɛn ðə waɪn ɪz ɪn, ðə wɪt ɪz aʊt/

(idiom) 酒入智出

示例:

He started insulting everyone at the party; truly, when the wine is in, the wit is out.
他在派对上开始侮辱每个人；真是酒入智出。

a fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another

/ə fuːl noʊz mɔːr ɪn hɪz oʊn haʊs ðæn ə waɪz mæn ɪn əˈnʌðər/

(idiom) 愚者在自己家里比智者在别人家里懂得多

示例:

I know you're an expert, but let me handle the local negotiations; a fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another.
我知道你是专家，但还是让我来处理当地的谈判吧；愚者在自己家里比智者在别人家里懂得多。

a fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years

/ə ful meɪ æsk mɔr ˈkwɛstʃənz ɪn æn ˈaʊər ðæn ə waɪz mæn kæn ˈænsər ɪn ˈsɛvən jɪrz/

(idiom) 愚者提问，智者难答

示例:

I don't have time for your endless 'what-ifs'; remember, a fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.
我没时间回答你那些没完没了的假设；记住，愚者一小时提出的问题，智者七年也回答不完。

a fool's bolt is soon shot

/ə fuːlz boʊlt ɪz suːn ʃɑːt/

(idiom) 蠢人易于技穷, 蠢人藏不住话

示例:

He spent his entire inheritance in a month; truly, a fool's bolt is soon shot.
他在一个月内花光了所有遗产；真是蠢人易于技穷。

a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client

/ə ˈlɔɪər huː ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts hɪmˈsɛlf hæz ə fuːl fɔːr ə ˈklaɪənt/

(idiom) 自辩的律师，其客户必是愚人

示例:

The judge advised the defendant to hire an attorney, reminding him that a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client.
法官建议被告聘请律师，并提醒他自辩的律师，其客户必是愚人。

fools build houses and wise men live in them

/fuːlz bɪld ˈhaʊ.zɪz ænd waɪz mɛn lɪv ɪn ðɛm/

(idiom) 傻瓜造房，智者住房

示例:

I decided to buy an existing home rather than building a new one, because as they say, fools build houses and wise men live in them.
我决定买现成的房子而不是新建，因为俗话说，傻瓜造房，智者住房。

not know B from a battledore

/nɑːt noʊ biː frʌm ə ˈbæt.əl.dɔːr/

(idiom) 一窍不通, 目不识丁

示例:

He claims to be an expert, but he does not know B from a battledore.
他自称是专家，其实他连最基本的常识都没有。

some are wise, and some are otherwise

/sʌm ɑːr waɪz ænd sʌm ɑːr ˈʌð.ə.waɪz/

(idiom) 人有智愚之分

示例:

He thought he could trick everyone, but as they say, some are wise, and some are otherwise.
他以为他能愚弄所有人，但正如俗话所说，人有智愚之分。

stupid is as stupid does

/ˈstuː.pɪd ɪz æz ˈstuː.pɪd dʌz/

(idiom) 做傻事的人才是傻瓜

示例:

He might look slow, but stupid is as stupid does, and he just outsmarted everyone.
他可能看起来反应慢，但做傻事的人才是傻瓜，他刚才比所有人都聪明。

there is a sucker born every minute

/ðɛr ɪz ə ˈsʌkər bɔrn ˈɛvri ˈmɪnət/

(idiom) 世上总有傻瓜会上当

示例:

He sold that broken watch for fifty dollars; I guess there is a sucker born every minute.
他把那块坏表卖了五十美元；我想这世上总有上当受骗的傻瓜。

there is no fool like an old fool

/ðɛr ɪz noʊ ful laɪk æn oʊld ful/

(idiom) 老糊涂最糊涂

示例:

He spent his entire life savings on a scam; truly, there is no fool like an old fool.
他把一辈子的积蓄都花在了一个骗局上；真是老糊涂最糊涂。

young men think old men are fools, but old men know young men

/jʌŋ mɛn θɪŋk oʊld mɛn ɑːr fuːlz, bʌt oʊld mɛn noʊ jʌŋ mɛn/

(idiom) 年轻人认为老年人是傻瓜，但老年人深知年轻人的浅薄

示例:

He ignored his grandfather's advice, forgetting that young men think old men are fools, but old men know young men.
他无视祖父的建议，忘了年轻人认为老年人是傻瓜，但老年人深知年轻人的浅薄。

ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer

/æsk ə ˈsɪli ˈkwɛstʃən ænd juːl ɡɛt ə ˈsɪli ˈænsər/

(idiom) 问得傻，答得也傻

示例:

A: 'Are you going to eat that whole cake?' B: 'Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.'
A：“你要把整个蛋糕都吃掉吗？” B：“问得傻，答得也傻。”

knaves and fools divide the world

/neɪvz ænd fuːlz dɪˈvaɪd ðə wɜːrld/

(idiom) 无赖和傻瓜瓜分世界

示例:

In politics, it often seems that knaves and fools divide the world.
在政治中，似乎常常是无赖和傻瓜瓜分了世界。

little things please little minds

/ˈlɪt.əl θɪŋz pliːz ˈlɪt.əl maɪndz/

(idiom) 庸人易满, 小人易满

示例:

He spent all afternoon organizing his paperclips, but I suppose little things please little minds.
他花了一整个下午整理回形针，我想这就是所谓的庸人自扰吧。

monkey see, monkey do

/ˈmʌŋ.ki siː ˈmʌŋ.ki duː/

(idiom) 有样学样, 盲目模仿

示例:

The toddler started using the remote after watching his dad; it's a classic case of monkey see, monkey do.
学步的孩子看他爸爸操作后也开始用遥控器了；这是典型的有样学样。

a fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out

/ə ful meɪ θroʊ ə stoʊn ˈɪntu ə wɛl wɪtʃ ə ˈhʌndrəd waɪz mɛn ˈkænɑt pʊl aʊt/

(idiom) 一愚投石入井，百智难拔其出

示例:

The intern accidentally deleted the entire database; truly, a fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.
实习生不小心删除了整个数据库；真是一愚投石入井，百智难拔其出。

a fool at forty is a fool indeed

/ə fuːl æt ˈfɔːrti ɪz ə fuːl ɪnˈdiːd/

(idiom) 四十岁还糊涂，这辈子就没救了

示例:

He is still making the same reckless financial mistakes; truly, a fool at forty is a fool indeed.
他还在犯同样的鲁莽财务错误；真是四十岁还糊涂，这辈子就没救了。
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