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nincompoop

/nin-kuhm-poop, ning-/US // ˈnɪn kəmˌpup, ˈnɪŋ- //UK // (ˈnɪnkəmˌpuːp, ˈnɪŋ-) //

讨厌鬼,傻子,笨蛋,傻瓜

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a fool or simpleton.

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Examples

  • He might read a lesson to many a two-legged prig, were the bipedal nincompoop capable of learning it.

  • That young Welsh nincompoop imp has his eyes everywhere; his ears are always open.

  • And now because a monstrous piece of good luck has made a Crichton of him, you begin to regret the nincompoop!

  • If he hinted that a certain new comer impressed him unfavorably, the nincompoop was summarily kicked out of society.

  • The heavily-loaded wagon of the nincompoop and the virago was almost constantly mired.