tomfoolery

tomfoolery

[tɒmˈfu:ləri]

n.愚蠢的举动，无聊;

复数： tomfooleries

英文例句/中文翻译：

1、

joss-sticks, n. small sticks burned by the chinese in their pagan tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion.

这是中国人在他们愚蠢的宗教活动中焚烧的一些小木棍，是对我们基督教的某些神圣仪式的模仿。

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2、

You might naturally assume that prank calls are exclusively carried out by teenage boys with nothing but time on their hands, but apparently even accomplished 43-year-old astronauts can partake in some prank call tomfoolery, even if accidental, every now and again.

你可能会认为只有时间充足但无所事事的青春期男孩才会拨打恶作剧电话，但是很明显，作为成年人的43岁宇航员也可能会做出一些像恶作剧这样的稍显愚蠢的举动，即使是意外，也时有发生。

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3、

The Grigsby family did not invite him when their two sons were married later in a double ceremony, and he evened matters by writing some tomfoolery that was passed around the neighborhood with a chuckle.

不久格雷斯比家的两个儿子同时结婚，举行的两场仪式都没有邀请他。他写了一些与此有关的愚蠢笑话，传到邻居那里博得了大家一笑，这件事就平息了。

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