| 释义 |
afoul
[ə'faʊl] adverb
run/fall afoul of sth/sb
■to experience problems, punishment or harm because you do not obey a rule or disagree with a powerful organization, group or person 与…相冲突；与…抵触•He was fifteen when he first ran afoul of the law.他在15岁时第一次触犯法律。 •At one point Seeger fell afoul of the US government for his antiwar actions.西格一度因他的反战行动触怒了美国政府。 |