[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]难吃的；肮脏的；恶臭的 If you describe something as foul, you mean it is dirty and smells or tastes unpleasant.
...foul polluted water...
恶臭的脏水
The smell was quite foul.
臭气熏天。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](言语)粗俗的，冒犯的Foul language is offensive and contains swear words or rude words.
[usu ADJ n]
He was sent off for using foul language in a match last Sunday...
他在上周日的一场比赛中因为骂人而被罚下场。
He had a foul mouth.
他爱说脏话。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]易怒的；暴躁的 If someone has a foul temper or is in a foul mood, they become angry or violent very suddenly and easily.
[usu ADJ n]
Collins was in a foul mood even before the interviews began.
柯林斯在采访还没开始时就暴躁不安起来。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](天气)恶劣的，多风的，有暴风雨的Foul weather is unpleasant, windy, and stormy.
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[VERB 动词]弄脏；弄污；污染 If a place is fouled by someone or something, they make it dirty.
[be V-ed]
[V n]
A village's entire beach and harbor can be fouled by a single rotting whale...
一只腐烂的死鲸就足以弄脏一个村子的整片海滩和港口。
Two oil-related accidents near Los Angeles have fouled the ocean and the skies there.
发生在洛杉矶附近的两起漏油事故已经污染了那里的海洋和天空。
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[VERB 动词](动物拉屎)弄脏 If an animal fouls a place, it drops faeces onto the ground.
[V n]
It is an offence to let your dog foul a footpath.
让狗在人行道上拉屎是违法行为。
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[VERB 动词](使)绞住；(使)缠住 If a machine or vehicle fouls part of its mechanism or if something such as a rope fouls the mechanism, the mechanism can no longer work properly because something has become twisted or knotted around it.
[V n]
The freighter fouled its propeller in fishing nets.
货船的螺旋桨被渔网缠住了。
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[VERB 动词]对…犯规 In a game or sport, if a player fouls another player, they touch them or block them in a way which is not allowed according to the rules.
[V n]
Middlesbrough's Jimmy Phillips was sent off for fouling Steve Tilson.
米德尔斯堡队的吉米·菲利普斯因为对史蒂夫·蒂尔森犯规而被罚下场。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]犯规 A foul is an act in a game or sport that is not allowed according to the rules.
[oft N on n]
[ADJ n]
He picked up his first booking for a 45th-minute foul on Bull.
他因为在比赛进行到第 45 分钟时对公牛队犯规而被第一次记名警告。
Foul is also an adjective.
...a foul tackle.
犯规的擒抱动作
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[PHRASE 短语]声明对手犯规；声称对手违法 If you cry foul, you claim that someone, especially an opponent or rival, has acted illegally or unfairly.
[V inflects]
Deprived of the crushing victory it was confidently expecting, the party cried foul.
失去了自以为十拿九稳的压倒性胜利，该政党声称对手违规。
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[PHRASE 短语]不择手段地；采取一切手段地 If someone tries to achieve something by fair means or foul, they use every means possible in order to achieve it, and they do not care if their behaviour is dishonest or unfair.
[PHR after v]
They will only be satisfied if they regain control —by fair means or foul.
只有重新掌权他们才会满意——为此他们将不择手段。
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[PHRASE 短语]惹恼；触怒 If you fall foul of someone or run foul of them, you do something which gets you into trouble with them.
[V inflects]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
He had fallen foul of the FBI.
他已经惹恼了联邦调查局。
...teenagers who run foul of the law.
触犯法律的青少年
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]搞砸；弄糟 If you foul up something such as a plan, you spoil it by doing something wrong or stupid.
[V P n (not pron)]
[Also V n P]
There are serious risks that laboratories may foul up these tests.
实验室很有可能搞砸这些试验。
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foul up
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foul/faʊl; NAmEfaʊl/
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foulfoulsfouledfoulingfoulerfoulestadjective(foul·er,foul·est)1dirty and smelling bad 肮脏恶臭的；难闻的◆foul air/breath污浊难闻的空气╱气息◆a foul-smellingprison 臭烘烘的监狱☞synonyms at
disgusting
2( especially BrE) very unpleasant; very bad 很令人不快的；很坏的◆She's in a foul mood.她的情绪很糟。◆His boss has a foul temper.他的老板脾气很坏。◆This tastes foul.这个味道难吃。3(of language 语言)including rude words and swearing 充满脏话的；辱骂性的；下流的SYN
offensive
◆foul language脏话◆I'm sick of her foul mouth(= habit of swearing).我讨厌她一开口就骂人的那张臭嘴。◆He called her the foulest names imaginable.他用最下流的话辱骂她。4(of weather 天气)very bad, with strong winds and rain 恶劣的；风雨交加的◆a foul night风雨交加的夜晚5( literary) very evil or cruel 邪恶的；残忍的SYN
abominable
◆a foul crime/murder邪恶的罪行；恶毒的谋杀▶foul·ly/ˈfaʊlli; NAmEˈfaʊlli/adverb◆He swore foully.他恶毒地诅咒。◆She had been foully murdered during the night.她在夜间被残忍地谋杀了。foul·ness/faʊlnəs; NAmEfaʊlnəs/noun[uncountable ]◆The air was heavy with the stink of damp and foulness.空气中有一股潮湿的恶臭味。IDIOMfall foul of ˈsb/ˈsthto get into trouble with a person or an organization because of doing sth wrong or illegal （因做错事或不法行为）与…发生麻烦，与…产生纠葛，冒犯◆to fall foul of the law触犯了法律☞more at
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adj.verb1[transitive ]foulsb (in sport 体育运动)to do sth to another player that is against the rules of the game （对对手）犯规◆He was fouled inside the penalty area.在罚球区内对方队员对他犯规。2[intransitive , transitive ]foul(sth) (in baseball棒球)to hit the ball outside the playing area 击球出界3[transitive ]foulsth to make sth dirty, especially with waste matter from the body （尤指用粪便）弄脏，污染◆Do not permit your dog to foul the grass.禁止狗在草地便溺。4[transitive , intransitive ]to become caught or twisted in sth and stop it working or moving （被）缠住foulsth (up) ◆The rope fouled the propeller.绳索缠住了螺旋桨。foul(up) ◆A rope fouled up (= became twisted)as we pulled the sail down. 我们收帆时有一根绳索缠住了。PHRASAL VERBSˌfoul ˈup( informal) to make a lot of mistakes; to do sth badly 大量出错；搞糟◆I've fouled up badly again, haven't I?我又搞砸了，是不是？☞related noun
foul-up
ˌfoul sth↔ˈup( informal) to spoil sth, especially by doing sth wrong 把…搞糟；弄乱☞related noun
foul-up
noun(in sport 体育运动)an action that is against the rules of the game 犯规◆It was a clear foul by Ford on the goalkeeper.这明显是福特对守门员犯规。◆( NAmE) to hit a foul (= in baseball,a ball that is too far left or right, outside the lines that mark the side of the field) （棒球）击球出界☞see also
1smell/taste a foul smell or taste is very unpleasantSYN disgusting: He woke up with a foul taste in his mouth. a pile of foul-smelling garbage He put down his mug of foul-tasting coffee.► see thesaurus at
horrible
2in a foul mood/temper British English in a very bad temper and likely to get angry: The argument with his mother left Putt in a foul mood.3air/water very dirty: Refugees in the camps are short of food and at risk from foul water. extractor fans to remove foul air from the tunnel4foul language rude and offensive words: She claimed she had been subjected to abuse and foul language.5weather especially British English foul weather is stormy and windy, with a lot of rain or snow: Always carry foul weather gear when you go out walking.—foully adverb—foulness noun [uncountable] → by fair means or foul
at fair1(11)
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at fall1(15)
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foul3 noun
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1a)[transitive] if a sports player fouls another player, they do something that is not allowed by the rulesb)[intransitive, transitive] to hit a ball outside the limit of the playing area in baseball2 (also foul up) [transitive] formal to make something very dirty, especially with waste: rivers and lakes fouled almost beyond recovery by pollutantsfoul up phrasal verb informal1to do something wrong or spoil something by making mistakes → foul-up: We can’t afford to foul up this time.foul something ↔ up Glen completely fouled up the seating arrangements.2foul something ↔ up to make something very dirty, especially with waste: He lit a cigarette and started to foul up the air with stinging yellow smoke.
foul1 adjective
foul2 verb
foul3 noun
foulfoul3 noun [countable]
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1an action in a sport that is against the rules: Wright was booked for a foul on the goalkeeper.2a hit in baseball which goes outside the limits of the playing area