音标

英 [ˈɪdiət]；美 [ˈɪdiət]

意思

名词，指“白痴；傻瓜；笨蛋 ”，是对那些言行愚蠢、缺乏理智或判断力的人的称呼，属于不太礼貌的用语 。

造句

He's an idiot for quitting his job without having another one lined up.
他真傻，没找好下一份工作就辞了职。

That idiot left the lights on all night, wasting electricity.
那个笨蛋开了一整晚的灯，浪费电。

Don't be an idiot and touch that hot stove!
别犯傻去碰那个热炉子！

The idiot ran through the red light and almost caused an accident.
那个傻瓜闯红灯，差点引发一场事故。

I can't believe I was such an idiot to fall for that trick.
我真不敢相信自己傻到上了那个当。

She called him an idiot to his face for making such a stupid mistake.
因为他犯了这么愚蠢的错误，她当面称他为傻瓜。

Only an idiot would go swimming in freezing water.
只有傻瓜才会在冰冷的水里游泳。

The idiot forgot his own wedding anniversary.
这个笨蛋忘了自己的结婚纪念日。

Stop acting like an idiot and focus on the task at hand.
别像个傻瓜一样，专注于手头的任务。

He made an idiot of himself at the party by dancing terribly.
他在聚会上舞跳得很烂，出了丑。

初学英语怎么运用

口语方面

自我调侃：在轻松、友好的氛围中，用这个词调侃自己做过的傻事。比如和朋友聊天时说：“I was such an idiot yesterday. I locked myself out of the house.（我昨天真是个傻瓜，把自己锁在房子外面了。）”

朋友间玩笑：和关系特别好的朋友，在对方做了有点傻气但不严重的事时，笑着说：“You idiot! Look at what you've done.（你这个傻瓜！看看你干的好事。）” 不过要注意把握分寸，避免伤害到朋友感情。

写作方面

日记写作：记录生活中遇到的趣事或者自己的糗事时使用。例如：“Today, I met this guy who seemed like an idiot. He was trying to fix his bike with the wrong tools.（今天，我遇到一个看起来像傻瓜的人。他试图用错误的工具修理他的自行车。）”

故事创作：塑造性格鲁莽、头脑简单的人物形象时，可通过其他角色之口说出这个词。如：“‘Get out of here, you idiot!’ the angry old man shouted at the boy who was throwing stones at his window.（‘滚出去，你这个笨蛋！’愤怒的老人对着朝他窗户扔石头的男孩喊道。 ）”

需注意，“idiot”是不太礼貌的词汇，在正式场合和不熟悉的人面前尽量避免使用 。