foul

[US]/faʊl/
[UK]/faʊl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 邪惡的;污穢的;犯規的
vt. 弄髒;犯規;淤塞
vi. 犯規;纏結
n. 犯規;纏繞
adv. 違反規則地,不正當地
Word Forms
過去式fouled
過去分詞fouled
複數fouls
最高級foulest
比較級fouler
第三人稱單數fouls
現在分詞fouling

Phrases & Collocations

foul play

犯規

foul language

粗話

foul smell

臭味

foul mood

壞心情

foul weather

惡劣天氣

foul water

污水;危險水域

technical foul

n. 技術犯規

foul line

(球場的)邊線;界線

foul ball

界外球

foul air

[機]污濁空氣

foul territory

界外地區;界外

foul shot

罰球;罰球所得的一分

personal foul

個人犯規;侵人犯規;犯則;侵人

Real-world Examples

And so there it sat, growing more foul and powerful by the day.

所它就一直在那,變得一天比一天邪門。

Source: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Original Movie

To bait me with this foul derision?

向我開這種卑鄙的玩笑作弄我嗎?

Source: Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Love (Audio Version)

We could also say mess up, foul up or screw up.

我們也可以說 mess up,foul up 或者 screw up。

Source: Grammar Lecture Hall

Officials say his family suspects foul play.

官員表示,他的家屬認爲存在謀殺嫌疑。

Source: NPR News March 2013 Compilation

We opened the windows to let out the foul air.

我們打開窗子,讓污濁的空氣流出。

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

But the DNA data fouled up this hypothesis.

但是DNA數據推翻了這個假設。

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2023 Collection

But foul play has another common meaning today.

但是今天,foul play 還有另一個常見的意思。

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

Yesterday you seemed certain it was foul play.

昨天你似乎很確定是謀殺。

Source: Ozark.

This is where they fall foul.

這就是他們出錯的地方。

Source: 6 Minute English

So what do you think that means? Party foul.

那麼,你覺得 party foul 是什麼意思呢?

Source: Learn English by Watching Movies with VOA

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