单词 | foul |
释义 | oul adj 1 having a bad smell or taste; dirty and disgusting 难闻的; 有恶味的; 污秽的; 令人厌恶的 foul stagnant ponds 臭烘烘的死水塘 a foul rubbish dump 又脏又臭的垃圾堆 This medicine tastes foul! 这药味让人恶心! 2 (a) unpleasant; dreadful 不愉快的; 可怕的 `Go away! I´ve had a foul day at work.´ `走开! 我干了一天活儿够受的了.' His boss has a foul temper. 他的老板的脾气很坏. (b) evil or wicked 邪恶的; 罪恶的 a foul crime 邪恶的罪行. 3 (of language) obscene and offensive; full of swear-words (指语言)猥亵的, 无礼的; 充满脏话的. 4 (of weather) very rainy and windy; stormy or rough (指天气)风雨大作的, 暴风雨的, 恶劣的 The spring was foul this year it was cold and wet for weeks. 今春天气恶劣--一连几个星期又冷又潮湿. 5 (sport 体) (of an action) against the rules; unfair (指动作)犯规的, 不正当的 a foul stroke 犯规的一击. 6 (of a chimney, pipe, etc) blocked with waste, etc so that nothing can pass through (指烟囱、 管道等)不通畅的, 阻塞的. 7 (idm 习语) by fair means or foul => fair1.fall foul of sb/sth have a confrontation or disagreement with sb/sth, esp the government or the authorities 与某人[某事物]冲突或不一致(尤指与政府或当局) The police never caught him in any criminal activity but he eventually fell foul of the tax authorities. 警方从未当场见到他有犯罪活动, 但他最终却与税务局惹上了官非. foul, n (sport 体) action that is against the rules of a game (比赛中的)犯规行为 That last foul (against/on Smith) lost us the match. 最後那次(对史密斯)犯规使我们输了那?quot;热? foul v 1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) make sth dirty 弄脏某物 Dogs are not permitted to foul (ie excrete on) the pavement. 禁止狗在人行道上便溺. The factories are responsible for fouling up the air for miles around. 这些工厂造成了很大范围的空气污染. 2 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (up) (cause sth to) become caught or twisted (in sth) (使某物)缠结; (与某物)缠住 The ropes have fouled (up). 绳子缠住了. My fishing-line got fouled (up) in an old net. 我的钓丝跟旧鱼网缠在一起了. 3 [I, Tn] (sport 体) commit a foul against (another player) (对运动员)犯规 He fouled the same player again in the second half. 他在下半场对同一运动员再次犯规. 4 (idm 习语) foul one´s (own) nest bring disgrace, etc to one´s home, family, profession, country, etc (给自己的家庭、 家人、 职业、 国家等)带来耻辱等. 5 (phr v) foul sth up (infml 口) spoil sth, usu by behaving in a thoughtless or foolish way; mess sth up 弄乱某事物(通常因粗心或愚蠢的行为所致); 搞糟 Everything was just fine until Fred came along and fouled things up. 本来一切都井井有条, 弗雷德一来就给搞得乱七八糟. The weather has really fouled up my holiday plans. 我的假日安排因天气关系已全部打乱了. |
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