词汇 | goof around |
释义 | goof off and goof around Theme: WASTE - TIME 1. n. a time-waster; a jerk. (Usually goof-off.) Pete is such a goofoff!I'm no goof-off, but I am no scholar either. 2. n. to waste time. Quit goofing off.Get busy. Stop goofing around. Phr V goof around goofs, goofing, goofed goof around mainly American & Australian informal to spend your time doing unimportant or silly thingsWe spent the afternoon goofing around by the pool. goof around verb to pass time enjoyably but unproductively US, 1931goof around • goof around sth AmE informal to spend time doing something in a silly or not very serious way, especially for fun: We weren't really playing basketball. We were mostly just goofing around. I was goofing around on my bike and I broke my arm. We just goofed around London all day.■ SIMILAR TO: mess around/about informal, muck about/around BrE informal goof aroundTo engage in aimless recreation or frivolous time-wasting; to fool around. Quit goofing around and get back to work already! You'd probably have better grades if you didn't goof around so much in class. goof aroundto act silly. The kids were all goofing around, waiting for the bus. Stop goofing around! goof aroundv. To act foolishly, playfully, or without a clear sense of purpose: The students who goofed around all semester failed the course. goof aroundverbSee goof off |
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