daft

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++daft /dɑːft $ dæft/ adjective especially British English 1 STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEsilly 傻的 a daft idea 傻主意 Me, jealous? Don’t be daft (=that is a silly idea). 我嫉妒？别犯傻了。 She’s as daft as a brush (=extremely silly). 她傻得要命。► see thesaurus at stupid2 be daft about something INTERESTEDto be extremely interested in something 对某事物着迷 Tony’s still daft about cars! 托尼对汽车还是那么着迷！ —daftness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

daft• She's as daft as a brush, honestly she is.• It rises with the tide, only no one's so daft as to stay and see how high.• It's the hangover from twenty-four hours of daft behaviour.• But she had some daft ideas about this place.• Is this another of your daft ideas?• Don't be daft! Of course you're not too old to go clubbing.• Before, I'd felt little resentment and shrugged off being labelled daft or deaf, never needing to cry in front of them.• Would he really countenance such a daft proposal?• Excuse me while I dive back into my piles of daft statistics.• But it was a daft thing to ask, wasn't it?• What a daft thing to say!• Well, what's the daftest thing you've ever done at work?• And it's particularly daft when the firm itself has gone bust.Origin daft Old English gedæfte “gentle”

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daft
daft S3 /dɑːft $ dæft/

adjective especially British English

Language: Old English
Origin: gedæfte 'gentle'

1. silly:

a daft idea

Me, jealous? Don’t be daft (=that is a silly idea).

She’s as daft as a brush (=extremely silly).
2. be daft about something to be extremely interested in something:

Tony’s still daft about cars!
—daftness noun [uncountable]

THESAURUS

   ▪ stupid showing a total lack of good sense or good judgment. Stupid sounds very strong and is often used when you are annoyed or strongly criticizing someone’s behaviour: I wish you’d stop asking stupid questions. | It was stupid of me to leave the door unlocked. | Well, if you’re stupid enough to skate on the lake, you deserve to fall in.
   ▪ silly doing or saying things that are not sensible or serious, and that may make you feel embarrassed later. Silly sounds much gentler than stupid: a silly mistake | Don’t be so silly! There’s nothing wrong with you. | I think you’re silly to worry so much about your hair.
   ▪ daft informal not sensible, often in a way that is also amusing: Is this another of your daft ideas? | Don’t be daft! Of course you’re not too old to go clubbing.
   ▪ dumb informal especially American English stupid: a dumb question | He was dumb enough to believe her. | Oh, I just did the dumbest thing back there, I forgot my purse.
   ▪ foolish stupid. Foolish sounds rather formal and is used mainly in written English. The usual words to use in everyday English are silly or stupid: It was a foolish thing to say. | They did not want to look foolish. | It was all a foolish dream. | I think the board of directors made a foolish choice that it will later regret.
   ▪ unwise formal done without thinking carefully enough about the possible disadvantages that may result: She knew the marriage was unwise. | an unwise choice of words | It would be very unwise to speculate.
   ▪ brave British English often humorous used when you think that what someone is planning or suggesting is certain to fail, but you do not want to say directly that they are behaving in a stupid way: The leader of the opposition described it as ‘a brave decision.’ | I think he’s being very brave.

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