That is,he makes a situation worse for himself by doing something foolish because he is angry.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

For joy, apparently, it was all Franny could do to hold the phone even with both hands. For a foolish half minute or so there was no other words, no further speech, then "I can't talk anymore, buddy."

为了欢愉，明显是弗兰尼拿着电话,或者用双手能做的，在大约半分钟里,没有其他的话了，也没有讲话了，然后说，我不能谈论任何人，巴蒂“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

You say, well, why are you doing something so foolish?

你会说，你为什么在做那么傻的事啊？

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

And they thought Tennessee's law againt teaching evolution was foolish in a modern,scientific society.

VOA: special.2011.01.13

He says these have been carried out in public, he has gone around in the market and in the open and in the public forum questioning, interrogating and obviously making a variety of people look foolish.

他说这些都是公开进行的，他游走在市集,在公开,及公共的论坛，提问，质问,且明显地让任何人难堪。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

When I tell you," said Joseph Taylor, "that he is not as fit to be president as I am, you will see how foolish this idea is."

VOA: special.2009.03.05

If it doesn't make sense, you'll-- If it doesn't make sense or, more to the point, if it's something that you do that's foolish or makes you look manipulative or cheap, you'll distort it in your head so that it does make sense.

如果你的行为不合理，你会…,如果你的行为不合理，或者更确切的地说，如果你的行为很愚蠢,或者让你显得很攻于心计，或很廉价，你就会捏造理由说服自己这是合理的。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

A bird,a speckled hen, walked down the main street, making foolish sounds.

VOA: special.2009.11.14

He says, sort of toward the top of the right-hand column, page 768: It is evident that the bulk of poetry consists of statements which only the very foolish would think of attempting to verify.

右侧栏的上面，Richards写道：,诗歌中显然有大量不真实的陈述,而只有傻子才试图去核实它们。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

The United States would be foolish, he said,not to do the same.

VOA: special.2010.07.01

You will make yourself look foolish. Mr. Mindon tried to rise.

VOA: special.2009.01.31

General Douglas MacArthur was extremely brave in battle, sometimes almost foolish.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

The idea was foolish. "I would not accept such high office,"

VOA: special.2009.03.05

Men did not see his act as foolish or overly-dramatic.

VOA: special.2010.09.16

Some might say he is penny wise and pound foolish.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

Van Buren and other Democrats called the charges foolish.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

Weed,however, did not think his proposal was foolish.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

Their employer tells them not to be foolish.

VOA: special.2010.06.27

They said the deal was foolish.

VOA: special.2010.02.11

This is foolish. They cannot be ambassadors.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

The Democrats made charges just as foolish.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

You will make yourself look foolish."

VOA: special.2010.05.29

She said, "That's a foolish question.

VOA: special.2009.03.28

"As a result." "you may be foolish not to have a solar system or wind farm in your neighborhood, because that property is sitting there not making money for your neighborhood."

VOA: standard.2010.03.23