goof
/ɡuːf/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡuːf/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgüf/ (ame, mw)
goof — verb
- goofpresent simple I / you / we / they
- goofshe / she / it
- goofedpast simple
- goofing-ing form
1. to get something wrong through carelessness or a moment of poor judgment, often
to get something wrong through carelessness or a moment of poor judgment, often in a way that looks silly afterwards
Amir goofed during the presentation and showed the wrong slide to the whole team.
intransitive: goof + during [event]
Kehinde goofed on the simple maths question and wrote 12 instead of 20.
goof + on [specific task]
The cashier goofed and charged Mrs Chen twice for the same bag of apples.
I goofed by sending the email to the wrong person without checking first.
Diego's little brother goofed and knocked the birthday cake onto the kitchen floor.
文法句型
goof + on [task]
goof + up
goof + by + -ing
用法筆記
Informal, mainly used in American English. Frequently followed by 'up' in casual speech: 'I really goofed up the directions.'
常見錯誤
goof — noun
- goofsingular
- goofsplural
1. a mistake that comes from not thinking carefully, the kind that makes you feel a
a mistake that comes from not thinking carefully, the kind that makes you feel a bit foolish when you notice it
Yuki made a goof in the report and listed the wrong year for the company's founding.
collocation: make a goof
The spelling goof on the wedding invitation made everyone laugh at the reception.
Henrik's goof with the hotel booking meant the family had no room for the first night.
Fatima spotted a goof in the recipe — it said salt instead of sugar for the cake.
One small goof during the driving test cost Mei-Lin her chance at a licence.
用法筆記
Informal, mainly American. Distinguish from noun sense 2 (A FOOLISH PERSON): this sense names the mistake itself, not the person who made it.
常見錯誤
2. someone who often says or does things that are not sensible, or who has just don
someone who often says or does things that are not sensible, or who has just done something obviously foolish
Arun felt like a complete goof after he walked into the glass door in front of his friends.
collocation: a complete goof
Kwame called himself a goof for forgetting his own sister's birthday two years in a row.
The new waiter was a bit of a goof — he kept mixing up orders and spilling drinks.
Elena's brother is a lovable goof who always tells terrible jokes at family dinners.
Don't be such a goof — check the map before you start driving next time.
用法筆記
Informal, mainly American. Often used affectionately or self-deprecatingly rather than as a harsh insult. Distinguish from sense 1 (A SILLY ERROR): this sense refers to the person, not the action.