fun /fʌn/► SEE ALLfor funfor the fun of itfun and gamesin funmake fun of sb/stha figure of fun ●for ˈfun●for the ˈfun of itfor the pleasure or enjoyment of sth, not because it’s important or serious为了好玩；以娱乐为目的◆I entered the competition just for fun — I never thought I’d win. 我只是为了好玩才参加比赛的，我根本没想到会赢。◆‘Why did you say it if you didn’t mean it?’ ‘For the fun of it. I just wanted to see his reaction.’ “如果你不这么想，那你为什么这么说呢？”“好玩罢了，我只是想看看他会如何反应。”●fun and ˈgames (informal) 1.activities that are not serious and that other people may disapprove of嬉戏；玩闹◆It’s not all fun and games at this school — we make our children work hard as well. 在这所学校里并不总是嬉戏玩闹，我们也让孩子们努力学习。2. (humorous) trouble麻烦◆We had some fun and games putting up those new shelves yesterday. 昨天我们安装那些新的架子时遇到不少麻烦。●in ˈfunin order to amuse sb, not to upset them为了逗乐；闹着玩◆I didn’t mean to upset you. It was only said in fun. 我不是想惹你生气，只是为了逗你才那么说的。●make ˈfun of sb/sth ( poke ˈfun at sb/sth) make unkind remarks or jokes about sb嘲笑；讥讽◆People enjoy making fun of the clothes I wear, though they seem all right to me. 我穿的衣服总是被人嘲笑，但我觉得这些衣服没什么不对劲的。◆It’s a programme that likes to poke fun at the royal family. 这个节目总爱拿王室开玩笑。●a figure of ˈfunsomebody who is often laughed at by other people笑柄◆As a young man he was admired, but as an old man he became a figure of fun.年轻时，他受人崇拜；到老了，却被人嘲笑。