goof

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++goof1 /ɡuːf/ (also goof up) verb [intransitive, transitive]  1 especially American English informalMISTAKE to make a silly mistake 犯愚蠢的错误 Somebody goofed and entered the wrong amount. 有人犯了一个愚蠢的错误，把金额输错了。 The restaurant totally goofed up our reservations. 餐馆把我们的预订全部搞错了。2 goof around phrasal verb American English informal STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEto spend time doing silly things or not doing very much 闲荡，瞎混 SYN British English mess about We spent the afternoon just goofing around on our bikes. 我们只是骑着自行车瞎转了一个下午。3 goof off phrasal verb American English informal GO TO/ATTEND#WORK HARD#to waste time or avoid doing any work 混日子，逃避工作 He’s been goofing off at school. 他在学校里一直混日子。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

goof• So the plaintiffs called Fung back on their rebuttal case to tell jurors he had goofed.• Somebody at the company goofed and entered the wrong check amount.• On many other cuts, though, he goofs around in a self- deprecating way that actually seems phony.• Sean Goff goofing around in his pyjamas at the Whiplash 2 comp around 1985.• Best I can tell, we goofed by ignoring the Miata Factor.• I dug the idea of being free enough to just goof off from incessant maths homework.• Guys play basketball, goof off, gamble, hang out, argue and ignore their women.• Whoever goofed, there was no doubt that the engineer was right.goof2 noun [countable] especially American English informal  1  MISTAKE (also goof up) a silly mistake 愚蠢的错误 The goof could cost the city $5 million. 这个愚蠢的错误会使该市损失500万美元。2. STUPID/NOT SENSIBLE (also goofball) someone who is silly 傻瓜，蠢人

Examples from the Corpus

goof• He had been made the victim of what was known in the department as a goof.• I just stood there like a goof waiting for him to introduce her.• A nice goof is to hide it altogether by positioning your pointer on its top edge and dragging down.• Most of the rest of us, on the other hand, are paralyzed by our goofs.• Anyway, after a year Matty would be on the other side of the goof.Origin goof2 (1900-2000) Probably from goff “stupid person” ((16-20 centuries)), from French goffe “awkward, stupid”

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goof¹ /ɡuːf/ (also goof up) verb [intransitive and transitive]
especially American English informal to make a silly mistake:
    Somebody goofed and entered the wrong amount.
    The restaurant totally goofed up our reservations.
     
goof around phrasal verb American English informal
  to spend time doing silly things or not doing very much
   SYN  mess about British English:
    We spent the afternoon just goofing around on our bikes.
goof off phrasal verb American English informal
  to waste time or avoid doing any work:
    He’s been goofing off at school.

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goof² noun [countable] especially American English informal1. (also goof up) a silly mistake:
    The goof could cost the city $5 million.
2. (also goofball) someone who is silly