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. 他用最下流的话辱骂她。 |
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 |
to fall foul of the law 触犯了法律 |
to fall foul of the law 触犯了法律 |
1. | [t] ~ sb 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. 在禁区内对方队员对他犯规。 |
2. | [i][t] ~ (sth) 击（球）出界to hit the ball outside the playing area |
3. | [t] ~ sth （尤指用粪便）弄脏，污染to make sth dirty, especially with waste matter from the body |
Do not permit your dog to foul the grass. 禁止狗在草地便溺。 |
4. | [t][i] （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。 |
1. | 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 |
