foul

美 [faʊl]英 [faʊl]
  • v.犯规;污染;(通常用废物)弄脏;(被)缠住;击(球)出界
  • adj.恶劣的;难闻的;邪恶的;很坏的;下流的;很令人不快的;充满脏话的
  • n.犯规
  • adv.碰撞地;争执不和地;犯规地

复数: fouls 最高级: foulest 比较级: fouler 派生词: foully adv.;foulness n. 过去式: fouled 现在分词: fouling 过去分词: fouled 第三人称单数: fouls

foulfoul

adj.

【不规则形式】fouler foulest
1

肮脏恶臭的;难闻的
dirty and smelling bad

foul air/breath

污浊难闻的空气 / 气息

a foul-smelling prison

臭烘烘的监狱

2

很令人不快的;很坏的
very unpleasant; very bad

She's in a foul mood .

她的情绪很糟。

His boss has a foul temper .

他的老板脾气很坏。

This tastes foul.

这个味道很差。

3

充满脏话的;辱骂性的;下流的
including rude words and swearing

foul language

脏话

I'm sick of her foul mouth (= habit of swearing) .

我讨厌她一开口就骂人的那张臭嘴。

He called her the foulest names imaginable.

他用最下流的话骂她。

4

恶劣的;风雨交加的
very bad, with strong winds and rain

a foul night

风雨交加的夜晚

5

邪恶的;残忍的
very evil or cruel

a foul crime/murder

邪恶的罪行;恶毒的谋杀

6


He swore foully.

他恶毒地诅咒。

She had been foully murdered during the night.

她在夜间被残忍地谋杀了。

7


The air was heavy with the stink of damp and foulness.

空气中弥漫着一股潮湿的恶臭味。

习语

to get into trouble with a person or an organization because of doing sth wrong or illegal

触犯了法律
to fall foul of the law

using dishonest methods if honest ones do not work

to complain that sb else has done sth wrong or unfair

verb

1

对(对手)犯规
to do sth to another player that is against the rules of the game

He was fouled inside the penalty area.

在罚球区内对方队员对他犯规。

2

击(球)出界
to hit the ball outside the playing area

3

(通常用废物)弄脏,污染
to make sth dirty, usually with waste material

Do not permit your dog to foul the grass.

禁止狗在草地便溺。

4

(被)缠住
to become caught or twisted in sth and stop it working or moving

The rope fouled the propeller.

绳索缠住了螺旋桨。

A rope fouled up (= became twisted) as we pulled the sail down.

我们收帆时有一根绳索缠住了。

5

大量出错;搞糟
to make a lot of mistakes; to do sth badly

I've fouled up badly again, haven't I?

我又搞砸了,是不是?

6

把…搞糟;弄乱
to spoil sth, especially by doing sth wrong

noun

in sport 体育运动犯规
an action that is against the rules of the game

It was a clear foul by Ford on the goalkeeper.

这明显是福特对守门员犯规。

to hit a foul (= in baseball , a ball that is too far left or right, outside the lines that mark the side of the field)

(棒球)击球出界

see also professional foul

These words all describe sth that is very unpleasant.以上各词均指事物令人不快。

very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving指糟透了的、非常讨厌的、令人极不快的、可怕的、骇人的:

What terrible news!

多么骇人听闻的消息!

That's a terrible thing to say!

说这话太难听了!

( rather informal ) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving指很坏的、极讨厌的(用以形容令人沮丧、不舒服、内疚或不高兴的事物):

That's an awful colour.

那颜色难看得很。

The weather last summer was awful.

刚过去的夏季天气真糟糕。

( rather informal ) very unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like指极坏的、十分讨厌的(用以形容令人不快的事物):

The coffee tasted horrible.

这咖啡难喝极了。

( rather informal , especially BrE ) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that you disapprove of指糟糕透顶的、讨厌的(用以形容令人不快或反对的事物):

What dreadful weather!

多么讨厌的天气!

( informal ) extremely bad or unpleasant指糟糕透顶的、可恶的、极坏的:

There was a vile smell coming from the room.

房间里传来令人恶心的气味。

He was in a vile mood.

他的心情坏极了。

( informal , especially BrE ) extremely bad or unpleasant指很糟的、令人十分不快的:

This tastes foul.

这难吃极了。

Both these words can be used in informal language to describe the weather, things that affect the senses, and people being in a bad mood. Foul is used to describe things that are dirty, smell bad, and may carry disease.

foul

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 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

  • 2
    ADJ-GRADED (言语)粗俗的,冒犯的
    Foul language is offensive and contains swear words or rude words.

    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。

  • 3
    ADJ-GRADED 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.

    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 (天气)恶劣的,多风的,有暴风雨的
    Foul weather is unpleasant, windy, and stormy.

  • 5
    VERB 弄脏;弄污;污染
    If a place is fouled by someone or something, they make it dirty.

    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。

  • 6
    VERB (动物拉屎)弄脏
    If an animal fouls a place, it drops faeces onto the ground.

    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 (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.

    The freighter fouled its propeller in fishing nets.

    货船的螺旋桨被渔网缠住了。

  • 8
    VERB 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.

    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 犯规
    A foul is an act in a game or sport that is not allowed according to the rules.

    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。

  • 10
    PHRASE 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.

    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 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.

    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 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.

    He had fallen foul of the FBI.

    他已经惹恼了联邦调查局。

  • 13
    PHRASAL VERB 搞砸;弄糟
    If you foul up something such as a plan, you spoil it by doing something wrong or stupid.

    There are serious risks that laboratories may foul up these tests.

    实验室很有可能搞砸这些试验。

noun

1
an act that violates the rules of a sport

verb

1
become soiled and dirty
2
make unclean
foul the water
3
spot, stain, or pollute
The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
Synonym: befoul defile maculate
4
make impure
The industrial wastes polluted the lake
Synonym: pollute contaminate
5
commit a foul;break the rules
6
hit a foul ball
7
become or cause to become obstructed
The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
The water pipe is backed up
Synonym: clog choke off clog up back up congest choke

adj

1
especially of a ship's lines etc
with its sails afoul
a foul anchor
Synonym: afoul(ip) fouled
2
disgustingly dirty;filled or smeared with offensive matter
as filthy as a pigsty
a foul pond
a nasty pigsty of a room
Synonym: filthy nasty
3
characterized by obscenity
had a filthy mouth
foul language
smutty jokes
Synonym: cruddy filthy nasty smutty
4
(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
5
violating accepted standards or rules
a dirty fighter
used foul means to gain power
a nasty unsporting serve
fined for unsportsmanlike behavior
Synonym: cheating(a) dirty unsporting unsportsmanlike
6
offensively malodorous
a foul odor
the kitchen smelled really funky
Synonym: fetid foetid foul-smelling funky noisome smelly stinking ill-scented
7
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
foul (or dirty) copy
Synonym: dirty marked-up
8
highly offensive;arousing aversion or disgust
a disgusting smell
distasteful language
a loathsome disease
the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
revolting food
a wicked stench
Synonym: disgusting disgustful distasteful loathly loathsome repellent repellant repelling revolting skanky wicked yucky

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  1. Beckham was sent off for a foul in the second half .

    在下半场,贝克汉姆因犯规被罚下场。

  2. It was a clear foul by Ford on the goalkeeper .

    这明显是福特对守门员犯规。

  3. Police immediately began an investigation , but did not suspect foul play .

    警方立即开始调查,但没有怀疑谋杀。

  4. He was fouled inside the penalty area .

    在罚球区内对方队员对他犯规。

  5. She could smell his foul breath .

    她闻得到他的口臭。

  6. I 'm sick of her foul mouth .

    我讨厌她一开口就骂人的那张臭嘴。

  7. A rope fouled up as we pulled the sail down .

    我们收帆时有一根绳索缠住了。

  8. He has a foul mouth on him !

    他满嘴脏话!

  9. Foul play will be severely penalized .

    比赛犯规将受到严厉处罚。

  10. I 've fouled up badly again , haven 't I ?

    我又搞砸了,是不是?

  11. His boss has a foul temper .

    他的老板脾气很坏。

  12. She 's in a foul mood .

    她的情绪很糟。

  13. The rope fouled the propeller .

    绳索缠住了螺旋桨。

  14. This tastes foul .

    这难吃极了。

  15. This tastes foul .

    这个味道很差。

  16. The referee signalled a foul .

    裁判鸣哨示意犯规。

  17. The referee whistled for a foul .

    裁判吹哨子示意有人犯规。

  18. 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。

  19. When he came back , he was in a foul mood

    他回来时,心情糟透了。

  20. There are serious risks that laboratories may foul up these tests .

    实验室很有可能搞砸这些试验。

  21. The play was full of filthy foul language .

    这部戏充斥着猥亵粗俗的语言。

  22. They had been called in to clear drains after local people reported a foul smell

    当地居民举报闻到恶臭气味后,他们被叫来清理排水沟。

  23. 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。

  24. 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。

  25. The report says it suspects foul play was involved in the deaths of two journalists .

    该报道称怀疑两名记者死于谋杀。

  26. Players were warned twice for foul play .

    运动员们因为犯规动作被警告了两次。

  27. The language is foul and the violence horribly realistic .

    语言污秽,暴力场面非常写实。

  28. Local detectives have ruled out foul play .

    当地的侦探已经排除了他杀的可能性。

  29. He was in a foul mood because he had been stood up .

    他因女友爽约而心情不好。

  30. The smell was quite foul .

    臭气熏天。

dirty dusty foul 【导航词义:脏的】
dirty v. 肮脏的
〔辨析〕

最普通用词,指不干净的、沾满污物的。

〔例证〕

Your hands are dirty.

你的手脏兮兮的。

The man in a dirty coat is a miner.

那个穿着一件脏外套的人是个矿工。

dusty v. 布满灰尘的
〔辨析〕

指某处满是灰尘或尘土飞扬的。

〔例证〕

a dusty street

满是灰尘的街道

Clean the dusty windows before you move out.

搬出去之前把灰尘覆盖的窗户擦干净。

foul v. 肮脏的,污浊的
〔辨析〕

指由于东西腐烂、发出恶臭等而污浊不堪的。

〔例证〕

a foul pond

发出恶臭的池塘

The foul air in the tunnel almost suffocated him.

隧道里的污浊空气差点让他窒息而亡。

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以下资源来自牛津词典

foul up

大量出错;搞糟
to make a lot of mistakes; to do sth badly

I've fouled up badly again, haven't I?

我又搞砸了,是不是?

foul sth↔up

把…搞糟;弄乱
to spoil sth, especially by doing sth wrong

adj.

fall foul of sb/sth

(因做错事或不法行为)与…发生麻烦,与…产生纠葛,冒犯
to get into trouble with a person or an organization because of doing sth wrong or illegal

to fall foul of the law

触犯了法律

by fair means or foul

不择手段
using dishonest methods if honest ones do not work

cry foul

抱怨;埋怨
to complain that sb else has done sth wrong or unfair