foil
- n.(尤指包装食物等用的)箔;箔纸(覆有箔的纸);（击剑运动用的）花剑;陪衬者;陪衬物
- vt.挫败;制止(非法活动等)
复数： foils 过去式： foiled 现在分词： foiling 过去分词： foiled 第三人称单数： foils
foilnoun
（尤指包装食物等用的）箔
metal made into very thin sheets that is used for covering or wrapping things, especially food
aluminium foil
铝箔
aluminum foil
铝箔
箔纸（覆有箔的纸）
paper that is covered in very thin sheets of metal
The chocolates are individually wrapped in gold foil.
巧克力用金箔纸一颗颗独立包装。
陪衬者；陪衬物
a person or thing that contrasts with, and therefore emphasizes, the qualities of another person or thing
The pale walls provide a perfect foil for the furniture.
浅色的墙壁完全衬托出家具的特色。
（击剑运动用的）花剑
a long thin light sword used in the sport of fencing
verb
VN挫败，阻止，制止（非法活动等）
to stop sth from happening, especially sth illegal; to prevent sb from doing sth
to foil a plan/crime/plot
挫败计划 / 犯罪 / 阴谋
Customs officials foiled an attempt to smuggle the paintings out of the country.
海关关员阻截了一次企图走私画作出境的阴谋。
They were foiled in their attempt to smuggle the paintings.
他们走私绘画作品的企图未能得逞。
foil
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N-UNCOUNT (用来包裹食物的)箔(纸)
Foil consists of sheets of metal as thin as paper. It is used to wrap food in.Pour cider around the meat and cover with foil.
在肉周围倒上苹果酒，然后以箔纸覆盖。
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VERB 阻止;挫败
If you foil someone's plan or attempt to do something, for example to commit a crime, you succeed in stopping them from doing what they want.A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery on a jewellers' by grabbing the raiders' shotgun...
一位勇敢的警长夺过了意图袭击珠宝店的劫匪手中的猎枪，挫败了这起持械抢劫案。
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N-COUNT 陪衬物;烘托者
If you refer to one thing or person as a foil for another, you approve of the fact that they contrast with each other and go well together, often in a way that makes the second thing or person seem better or less harmful.He thought of her serenity as a foil for his intemperance...
在他看来，她的平静反衬出了他的放纵。
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N-COUNT 花剑
A foil is a thin light sword used in fencing, which has a button on its tip to prevent injury.
noun
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- a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
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- a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
- the photographic film was wrapped in foil
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- picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base;viewed with a projector
- Synonym: transparency
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- a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
- the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils
- Synonym: hydrofoil
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- anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
- pretty girls like plain friends as foils
- Synonym: enhancer
verb
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- cover or back with foil
- foil mirrors
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- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
- Synonym: thwart queer spoil scotch cross frustrate baffle bilk
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- enhance by contrast
- In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background
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Screw the foil into a little ball .
把箔纸揉成小团。
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Pour cider around the meat and cover with foil .
在肉周围倒上苹果酒，然后以箔纸覆盖。
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The pale walls provide a perfect foil for the furniture .
浅色的墙壁完全衬托出家具的特色。
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Customs officials foiled an attempt to smuggle the paintings out of the country .
海关关员阻截了一次企图走私画作出境的阴谋。
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The chocolates are individually wrapped in gold foil .
巧克力用金箔纸一颗颗独立包装。
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They were foiled in their attempt to smuggle the paintings .
他们走私绘画作品的企图未能得逞。
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A cold beer is the perfect foil for a curry .
冰镇啤酒是吃咖喱的绝配。
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The idea of building a roof terrace was also foiled by the planning authorities .
建造一个带棚阳台的想法也被规划局否决了。
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A hospital is to fit newborn babies with electronic tags to foil kidnappers
一家医院计划在新生儿身上安置电子追踪器，防止婴儿被拐卖。
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Dad handed me a big box wrapped in gold foil and tied with a red ribbon .
爸爸递给我一个用金箔包装、外面扎了根红丝带的大盒子。
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Bake salmon in foil or poach in a light stock for 8-10 minutes .
用箔纸包烤或用清汤蒸煮三文鱼8至10分钟。
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Wrap the foil over the fish .
用箔纸把鱼包起来。
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He pricks holes in the foil with a pin .
他用大头针在箔纸上戳一些孔。
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He thought of her serenity as a foil for his intemperance
在他看来，她的平静反衬出了他的放纵。
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Varndell made his own reflector for these shots from a strip of humble kitchen foil .
瓦恩德尔用一狭条普通的厨房用箔纸自制了反光板来拍摄这些照片。
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His attempt to rob the bank was foiled by the police .
他抢劫银行的企图被警察挫败了。
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An ugly woman serves as a foil to a pretty girl .
一个丑女人可以将美丽的姑娘反衬得更加漂亮。
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Red flowers must have green leaves as a foil .
红花要有绿叶衬托。
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Milk bottle tops are made of tin foil .
牛奶瓶盖是锡箔做的。
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The lake and the hills side by side & each a foil for the other .
湖光山色，映带左右。
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On this occasion , he was merely acting as a foil .
在这个场合里，他只是个陪衬而已。
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In the play , a wicked old uncle acts as a foil to the noble young prince .
在剧中，－个坏心肠的老叔父为一高贵的年轻王子作衬托。
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The aluminum foil will transfer the electricity and get the job done .
铝箔将传输电力并完成工作。
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He made compendious introduction to the aluminum foil industry of Germany and France .
他对德国与法国的铝箔工业作了扼要的介绍。
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Remove foil and bake 20 more minutes , until golden brown .
取下箔纸，再烘烤20分钟，直到变成金褐色。
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Whole station room is in of far hill foil below , reflect building and natural accrete .
整个站房在远山的衬托下，体现建筑与自然的共生。
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If you 're somewhere and you don 't have the right size battery , you can use a smaller battery and put aluminum foil in that extra space and it will still work .
如果你在某个地方，没有合适尺寸的电池，可以使用更小号的电池，用铝箔填充空余的空间，这样也行得通。
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A quick design process might involve seven or eight different iterations before a final design is chosen , followed by a process of fine-tuning ( make the title bigger , try a script font , Marketing wants the author in gold foil , etc ) .
封面设计一般七、八版，运气不好有可能达到50版。通常快速的设计需要7-8个版本的迭代才能选出定稿，之后还需要做一些微调（把标题调大一点儿、换一个正文字体、市场部要求作者的名字用金箔等）。
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Analysis and Research on Mechanism of Roller System in Aluminium Foil Mill
铝箔轧机辊系机构分析与研究
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Discussion about main factors influencing on the shape of aluminum foil
铝箔板形影响因素
指阻止某人做成坏事。
to foil a plot
挫败阴谋
His attempt to rob the bank was foiled by the police.
他抢劫银行的企图被警察挫败了。
指阻止某人的计划、努力、意图等，使之不能成功，通常用被动语态。
Our plan to go on a picnic was frustrated by his sister.
我们去野餐的计划因为他姐姐的阻止而泡汤了。
Their attempt to get a signature from him was frustrated by the guards.
她们想找他要个签名，但是被警卫拦住了。