"Fritter away one's inheritance"
"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone" "You can't fool me!"
"Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!" "The bored children were fooling about"
误 It is very cruel of these boys to make a fool at that old man.
正 It is very cruel of these boys to make a fool of that old man.
玛丽的同学们骗她说晚会将是一个化装舞会。误 Mary's classmates made a fool her by telling her the party was to be a masquerade.
正 Mary's classmates made a fool of her by telling her the party was to be a masquerade.
析 “捉弄”“欺骗”“愚弄”英语可说make a fool of,其中的of不能用at代替。
他被一个上门推销的人骗了。误 He was made a fool by some door-to-door salesman.
正 He was made a fool of by some door-to-door salesman.
我被告知受骗了。误 I was told that I was being made a fool.
正 I was told that I was being made a fool of.
我们都被那个调皮的孩子骗了。误 We were all made fools by the mischievous child.
正 We were all made fools of by the mischievous child.
析 make a fool of从主动结构变为被动结构时,介词of不能省略。
皇帝真够傻的,竟然相信那两个骗子。误 The emperor was a fool enough to believe the two cheats.
正 The emperor was fool enough to believe the two cheats.
析 当名词用作表示程度的表语时,相当于foolish,其前不用冠词a。