foul
[faʊl] adjective
■extremely unpleasant 极其令人不快的；恶劣的•Those toilets smell foul!那些卫生间太难闻了！ •I've had a foul day at work.我今天工作上很不顺利。 •Why are you in such a foul mood this morning?你今天早晨的情绪怎么这么糟糕？ •What foul weather!多糟糕的天气啊！ ■describes speech or other language that is offensive, rude or shocking （言语或语言）脏话连篇的，粗鲁的，下流的•There's too much foul language on TV these days.如今电视上脏话连篇。
[faʊl] noun countable
■an act which is against the rules of a sport, often causing injury to another player 犯规•He was sent off for a foul on the French captain.他因对法国队队长犯规而被罚下场。
[faʊl] verb
MAKE DIRTY 弄脏
transitive formal
■to ruin or damage something by making it dirty 弄脏；污染•Penalty for dogs fouling the pavement - £50.狗在人行道便溺——罚款50英镑。
[faʊl] verb
SPORT 体育运动
intransitive or transitive
■to do something against the rules of a sport, often causing injury to another player 犯规
[faʊl] verb
Phrasal Verbs [M] foul (sth) up informal
■to spoil something by making a mistake or doing something stupid 搞砸，搞糟•I don't want David organizing this party after the way he fouled things up last year.去年大卫把派对搞砸了，今年的派对我不想让他筹划。 |