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foul adj.恶臭的；邪恶的；污秽的；恶劣的；犯规的n.犯规v.弄脏；妨碍；犯规 (1) 他打开窗户，放出污浊的空气。(2) 恶劣的天气把我们的假期糟踏了。(3) 她脾气暴躁。(4) 这球犯规了。(5) 他因为动作犯规而被裁判记下姓名。(6) 前锋在禁区内犯规了。(7) 本来一切都井井有条，弗雷德一来就给搞得乱七八糟。(8) 他在下半场对同一运动员再次犯规。 In general, foul can be used as an adjective meaning "bad." Foul luck is bad luck; a foul day is a bad day. As a verb, foul can mean "break the rules." It’s used this way in sports, like when you commit a foul on the basketball court. The phrase "foul play" can be used in the context of sports or more generally, to indicate unfair or violent behavior. Avoid confusing foul with fowl, which refers to birds, especially chickens.

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英 [faʊl] 美 [faʊl] (1) He opened the window to let out the foul air.(2) The foul weather spoiled our vacation.(3) She has a foul temper.(4) The ball was foul.(5) He was booked by the referee for foul play.(6) The forward made a foul in the penalty area.(7) Everything was just fine until Fred came along and fouled things up.(8) He fouled the same player again in the second half. Foul is most commonly used as an adjective to describe a bad smell. As a verb, foul usually means “make dirty or messy.” You might foul your room to the point where it smells a bit foul. 1[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。2[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。3[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。4[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. 5[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。6[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。7[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。8[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。9[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10[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。11[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。12[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13[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。相关词组：foul up

英语单词	foul
英美音标	英 [faʊl] 美 [faʊl]
中文释义	adj.恶臭的；邪恶的；污秽的；恶劣的；犯规的 n.犯规 v.弄脏；妨碍；犯规
英语例句	(1) He opened the window to let out the foul air. (2) The foul weather spoiled our vacation. (3) She has a foul temper. (4) The ball was foul. (5) He was booked by the referee for foul play. (6) The forward made a foul in the penalty area. (7) Everything was just fine until Fred came along and fouled things up. (8) He fouled the same player again in the second half.
中文例句	(1) 他打开窗户，放出污浊的空气。 (2) 恶劣的天气把我们的假期糟踏了。 (3) 她脾气暴躁。 (4) 这球犯规了。 (5) 他因为动作犯规而被裁判记下姓名。 (6) 前锋在禁区内犯规了。 (7) 本来一切都井井有条，弗雷德一来就给搞得乱七八糟。 (8) 他在下半场对同一运动员再次犯规。
vocabulary简明	Foul is most commonly used as an adjective to describe a bad smell. As a verb, foul usually means “make dirty or messy.” You might foul your room to the point where it smells a bit foul.
vocabulary扩展	In general, foul can be used as an adjective meaning "bad." Foul luck is bad luck; a foul day is a bad day. As a verb, foul can mean "break the rules." It’s used this way in sports, like when you commit a foul on the basketball court. The phrase "foul play" can be used in the context of sports or more generally, to indicate unfair or violent behavior. Avoid confusing foul with fowl, which refers to birds, especially chickens.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。 3 [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。 4 [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. 5 [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。 6 [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。 7 [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。 8 [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。 9 [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 10 [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。 11 [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。 12 [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 13 [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。相关词组： foul up

Foul N [V Means Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Verb 动词