dunce

[US]/dʌns/
[UK]/dʌns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 傻瓜;劣学生
Word Forms
复数dunces

Example Sentences

He used to be a dunce at school.

他上学时曾是个笨学生。

Tell these chickenhearted dunces why you alone among them stand on the right side of the hall.

告诉这些胆小的笨蛋,为什么在他们当中只有你一个人站在大厅的右侧。”

He was labeled a dunce in school.

他在学校被贴上了笨蛋的标签。

The teacher called him a dunce for not paying attention in class.

老师因为他没在课堂上注意而称他为笨蛋。

Don't be a dunce and double-check your work.

不要做一个笨蛋,要仔细检查你的工作。

She felt like a dunce when she couldn't solve the math problem.

她觉得自己像个笨蛋,因为解不出数学题。

Being called a dunce by his peers hurt his feelings.

被同龄人称为笨蛋伤害了他的感情。

He's not a dunce, just a bit slow to catch on.

他不是笨蛋,只是有点慢热。

The dunce cap was a symbol of punishment in old schools.

在旧学校里,笨蛋帽是一种惩罚的象征。

She felt like a dunce trying to figure out the new software.

她试图弄清楚新软件时感觉自己像个笨蛋。

The dunce of the group always needed extra help.

这个团队里的笨蛋总是需要额外的帮助。

Don't underestimate him just because he seems like a dunce.

不要因为他看起来像个笨蛋就小看他。

Real-world Examples

They looked like huge dunce's caps or sorcerer's caps.

又像笨蛋学生或巫师戴的尖角帽。

Source: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

It was Rick and Morty, you [bleep] dunce!

是瑞克和莫迪,该死的笨蛋。

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

Looks like the dunce cap is on the other foot.

看起来锅还是该你背啊。

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Instead he gets out of his car and stands beside it like a schoolboy in the dunce's corner.

只好钻出车来老老实实地站在一边,像个被罚站的小学生。

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Mr. Phillips says I'm the worst dunce he ever saw at it.

菲利普斯先生说我是他见过的最笨的人。

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

She was the monumental dunce of the school, and it could not be denied.

她是学校的大笨蛋,这是无可否认的。

Source: The Little Princess (Original Version)

Even a financial dunce like myself knows You got to diversify, right?

即便是我这种投资白痴 也知道要分散投资 对吗?

Source: American TV series POI: Person of Interest Season 1

The drama was about a dunce named Henry found himself duped by another dunderhead.

这场哑剧说的是一个叫亨利的傻瓜被一个笨蛋愚弄的事。

Source: Pan Pan

They had been given dunce caps and giant fake glasses, and they were made to play musical instruments and pretend to read books.

他们被戴上傻瓜帽和巨大的假眼镜,还被迫演奏乐器和假装阅读书籍。

Source: 99% unknown stories

But Aristotle was out of all patience with the account I gave him of Scotus and Ramus, as I presented them to him; and he asked them, " whether the rest of the tribe were as great dunces as themselves" ?

但是亚里士多德对我向他介绍司各脱和拉姆斯的故事毫无耐心;他问他们,“部落的其他人是否和他们一样笨”?

Source: Gulliver's Travels (Original Version)

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