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

VOA: special.2009.09.13

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

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

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

VOA: special.2011.01.13

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

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

VOA: special.2009.11.14

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