'food poisoning noun [U] an illness of the stomach caused
by eating food that contains harmful bacteria
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'food processor noun a piece of equipment that is used to mix
or cut up food # % jjp X — picture o MIXER
'food science noun [U] the scientific study of food, for
example what it is made of, the effects it has on our body, and how to prepare
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'food stamp noun (
food-stuff /'fuidstAf/
noun [usually pi.] (especially technical Aio) any substance that is used as food i£$}; It on:
basic
foodstuffs
'food web noun (technical A i|jj a system of food
chains that are related to and depend on each other It
fool /fu:l/
noun, verb,
adj.
m noun 1 [C] a person who you
think behaves or speaks in a way that lacks intelligence or good judgement tA;
H HT1 idiot : Don’t be such a fool! #ij & & f|? J \ 0 I felt a fool when I realized my mistake. l^^iRS!]
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Jk7fHJRo 0 He told me he was an actor and I was fool enough to believe him. fife fqiftTGftfe JitSlMY jSfflffT7flfelAii7 2 [C] (in the past)
a man employed by a king or queen to
entertain people by telling jokes, singing songs, etc. (
) /hi,
saa jester
3 [u, c] (erf) (usually in
compounds ffi lit $3 jjSc o' is]) a cold light dessert (= a sweet dish) made from
fruit that is cooked and crushed and mixed with cream or custard M'lmw, (®£): rhubarb fool MlAiifk
ITfcT^n act/play
the 'fool to
behave in a stupid way in order to make people laugh, especially in a way that
may also annoy them ifrifg ( 12/jIA^,
^ A tl ^ ) : Quit playing the fool and get some work done! Tv any fool can/could
...
(iinformal) used to say that sth is
very easy to do fffo[A fPtg; IFJMIHB: Any fool could tell she was lying, fffnJ ftfe&^ifo be ,no/,nobody’s 'fool to be too intelligent or
know too much about sth to be tricked by other people ft Bf] mi?; 7 Jv7 ^ : She’s nobody’s fool when it comes to
dealing with difficult patients. Aflt^&Sfeo a ,fool and his
.money
are soon 'parted (saying) a person who is not sensible usually spends money too quickly or
carelessly, or is cheated by others f|? 7 P 'M,
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HA7IRM fools rush
in (where angels fear to 'tread) (saying) people with little experience try to do
the difficult or dangerous things which more experienced people would not
consider doing ( )
M#34tS(i^l make a 'fool of sb to say or do sth deliberately
so that people will think that sb is stupid M W ^ A: Can’t you see she’s making a fool of you? /ill f7 A BJ MUlEo note at cheat make a fool of yourself to do sth stupid which makes other people
think that you are a fool tB 3.: I made a complete fool of myself
in front of everyone! fic^&iBTAlLT! .more fool ‘sb (for doing sth) (informal) used to say that you
think that sb was stupid to do sth, especially when it causes them problems It®
7; <fef£: ‘He’s
not an easy person to live with. ’ ‘More fool her for marrying him!’ ”
(there’s)
,no fool like an 'old fool (saying) an older person who behaves in a stupid way is worse than a younger
person who does the same thing, because experience should have taught him or
her not to do it — more at suffer
mverb 1 [VN] ~ sb (into doing sth) to trick sb into
believing sth that is not true ^91; M#: She certainly had me fooled —I really believed her! fttfe
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Utlfc! 0 You’re fooling yourself if you think none of this will affect you.
Si § £ o 0 Don’t be fooled into thinking they’re
going to change anything. $] ± ^ g %, 1^ A fife 111
2 [V] ~ (about/around) (with sth) to say or
do stupid or silly things, often in order to
make people laugh i# S {& , 7 fH 7 ( A A M 7 ) : Stop fooling around and sit down! Al 0 If you fool
about with matches, you’ll end up getting burned. M# m&ikm, g £o USES you could have
fooled 'me (informal) used to say that you do not believe sth
that sb has just told you ( A77'A )
fAtlSHc, iftftff KW—#: 7m trying as hard as I can!’ ‘You could have fooled me!’ “ H
Aj M A ! ” “% i$. M (ft {& (ft ! ” 13339 fool a round
1 (BrE also .fool a'bout) to waste time instead of
doing sth that you should be doing j^J 31; J® % P HTTl mess around 2 ~ (with sb) to have a sexual relationship with
another person’s partner; to have a sexual relationship with sb who is not your
partner ( A ^ A ) SL J§ ft A fk HTTl mess around : She’s been fooling around with a
married man. ~'77f7|
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* adj. [only before noun] (informal) showing a lack of intelligence
or good judgement f|? (ft ; M H (ft ETi7l silly,
stupid, foolish : That
was a damn fool thing to do!
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fool-hardy /'fu:lha:di; NAmE -hairdi/ adj. (disapproving) taking unnecessary risks
^ ^ M H A W HUH
reckless : It would be foolhardy to sail in
weather like this. ► fool-hardi-ness
noun [U] %
fool-ish /'fuilij/ adj. 1 (of actions or behaviour A)
not showing good sense or judgement MUiA;
ETI71 silly, stupid
: She’s just a vain, foolish woman, ftfe i ft Ao 0 / was foolish enough to believe what Jeff
told me. ^MB, Mffifa AW o 0 The accident was my fault— it would be foolish to pretend otherwise.
Jjfff 0 How could she have been so foolish
as
to fall in love with him? fl?, fife ? 0
a foolish idea/dream/mistake
was a very foolish thing to do. 7 UP # ^ IS H o 2 [not usually before noun] made to feel or look silly
and embarrassed fig PJ M W; iti i; M f# jii tit H771 silly, stupid: I felt foolish and a failure. g
# o 0 He’s afraid of looking foolish in front
of his friends. flfe'ffi^M^^ffiHUfBio ► fool-ish-ly adv.: We foolishly thought that everyone
would speak English. fMS, % \cX A A A HJ^ ik ^ it o 0 Foolishly, I allowed myself to be
persuaded to enter the contest. 7c IS fl? 7 7 fife it A
i# IS A # AO fcfc # c fool-ish-ness noun [U]: Jenny had to laugh at her own foolishness. i ^ § £($
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fool-proof /’furlpruif/ adj. (of a plan, machine,
method, etc. iTftl, A^A#) very
well designed and easy to
use so that it cannot fail and you cannot use
it wrongly ATc—A&fJ 333infallible: This recipe is foolproof—it works every
time.
foois-cap /’fuilskaep/ noun [U] (Br£) a large size of
paper for writing on ( )
.fooPs
’errand noun [sing.] a task that has no hope of being
done successfully He sent me on
a fool’s errand. flfeit7cA7fi^A£H)#o .fooPs ‘gold noun [U] 1 a yellow mineral found in rock, which
looks like gold but is not valuable, also called iron pyrites 1A^ ( ) 2 something that you
think is valuable or will earn you a lot of money, but which has no
chance of succeeding .fooPs 'paradise noun [usually sing.] a state of happiness
that is based on sth that is false or cannot last although the happy person
does not realize it J
foot 0-w /fut/ noun, verb m noun (pi feet /fi:t/)
► PART OF BODY If fAnPfv 1 [C] the lowest part of
the leg, below the ankle, on which a person or an animal stands ( ) jj$, A: My feet are aching.
Pffo 0 to get/rise to your feet (= stand up) 377 o I’ve been on my feet (= standing or walking
around) all
day.