| 单词 | afoul |
| 释义 | afoula·foul /əˈfaʊl/ adverbadv run afoul of somebody/something PROBLEM formal to do something that is not allowed or legal, or that is against people’s beliefs 和某人有冲突；和某事物相抵触 Examples from the Corpus run afoul of somebody/something• Burgess' illegal use of alcohol ran afoul of the code, a point the righteous Karnaugh was quite eager to make.• Here I simply introduce them to you and describe how Iberian managers ran afoul of them. 1.• The bill signed by Leavitt attempts to ban gay student groups without running afoul of this statute.• Two men died and two boys were seriously injured as vehicles ran afoul of washed-out roads. Examples from the Corpus afoul• Burgess' illegal use of alcohol ran afoul of the code, a point the righteous Karnaugh was quite eager to make.• The bill signed by Leavitt attempts to ban gay student groups without running afoul of this statute.• Two men died and two boys were seriously injured as vehicles ran afoul of washed-out roads. |
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