goof
/ɡuːf/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡuːf/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgüf/ (ame, mw)
goof — 動詞
- 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
犯錯；出錯
因粗心或判斷失誤而做錯事
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.
Amir 在簡報時犯了錯，對整個團隊展示了錯誤的投影片。
intransitive: goof + during [event]
Kehinde goofed on the simple maths question and wrote 12 instead of 20.
Kehinde 在一道簡單的數學題上出錯，寫了 12 而不是 20。
goof + on [specific task]
The cashier goofed and charged Mrs Chen twice for the same bag of apples.
收銀員犯了錯，把同一袋蘋果向 Chen 太太收了兩次錢。
I goofed by sending the email to the wrong person without checking first.
我犯了錯，沒先檢查就把電子郵件寄給了錯誤的人。
Diego's little brother goofed and knocked the birthday cake onto the kitchen floor.
Diego 的弟弟犯了錯，把生日蛋糕打翻在廚房地上。
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 — 名詞
- goofsingular
- goofsplural
1. a mistake that comes from not thinking carefully, the kind that makes you feel a
愚蠢的錯誤
因粗心而犯的糊塗錯
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.
Yuki 在報告中犯了個愚蠢的錯誤，把公司的創立年份寫錯了。
collocation: make a goof
The spelling goof on the wedding invitation made everyone laugh at the reception.
婚禮邀請函上的拼字錯誤，讓所有人在宴會上哈哈大笑。
Henrik's goof with the hotel booking meant the family had no room for the first night.
Henrik 訂飯店時出的錯，意味著一家人第一晚沒有房間住。
Fatima spotted a goof in the recipe — it said salt instead of sugar for the cake.
Fatima 發現食譜裡有個愚蠢的錯誤——上面寫蛋糕要加鹽而不是糖。
One small goof during the driving test cost Mei-Lin her chance at a licence.
路考時一個小小的錯誤，讓 Mei-Lin 失去了拿到駕照的機會。
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
傻瓜；笨蛋
常做蠢事或說傻話的人
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.
Arun 在朋友面前撞上玻璃門後，覺得自己像個十足的傻瓜。
collocation: a complete goof
Kwame called himself a goof for forgetting his own sister's birthday two years in a row.
Kwame 說自己是個傻瓜，因為連續兩年忘記自己妹妹的生日。
The new waiter was a bit of a goof — he kept mixing up orders and spilling drinks.
新來的服務生簡直是個笨蛋——他不斷搞錯訂單，還打翻飲料。
Elena's brother is a lovable goof who always tells terrible jokes at family dinners.
Elena 的哥哥是個可愛的傻瓜，總是在家庭聚餐時講糟糕的笑話。
Don't be such a goof — check the map before you start driving next time.
別當這種傻瓜了——下次出發開車之前，先看一下地圖。
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.