adj. [體]違反規(guī)則的，犯規(guī)的;邪惡的;難聞的，有惡臭的;下流的;
vt.& vi. 糾纏，糾結(jié);[體]違反規(guī)則的;
vt. 弄臟，使污穢;使糾纏;使阻塞;
vi. 腐爛;纏結(jié);
n. 犯規(guī);纏結(jié);碰撞;
adv. 不正當(dāng)?shù)兀敢?guī)地;碰撞地;爭執(zhí)不和地;
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adj
1 having a bad smell or taste; dirty and disgusting 難聞的; 有惡味的; 污穢的; 令人厭惡的
foul stagnant ponds 臭烘烘的死水塘
a foul rubbish dump 又臟又臭的垃圾堆
This medicine tastes foul! 這藥味讓人惡心!
2
(a) unpleasant; dreadful 不愉快的; 可怕的
`Go away! I've had a foul day at work.' ｀走開! 我干了一天活兒夠受的了.＇
His boss has a foul temper. 他的老板的脾氣很壞.
(b) evil or wicked 邪惡的; 罪惡的
a foul crime 邪惡的罪行.
3 (of language) obscene and offensive; full of swear-words （指語言）猥褻的, 無禮的; 充滿臟話的.
4 (of weather) very rainy and windy; stormy or rough （指天氣）風(fēng)雨大作的, 暴風(fēng)雨的, 惡劣的
The spring was foul this year it was cold and wet for weeks. 今春天氣惡劣--一連幾個星期又冷又潮濕.
5 (sport 體) (of an action) against the rules; unfair （指動作）犯規(guī)的, 不正當(dāng)?shù)?
a foul stroke 犯規(guī)的一擊.
6 (of a chimney, pipe, etc) blocked with waste, etc so that nothing can pass through （指煙囪、 管道等）不通暢的, 阻塞的.
7 (idm 習(xí)語) by fair means or foul => fair1.fall foul of sb/sth have a confrontation or disagreement with sb/sth, esp the government or the authorities 與某人[某事物]沖突或不一致（尤指與政府或當(dāng)局）
The police never caught him in any criminal activity but he eventually fell foul of the tax authorities. 警方從未當(dāng)場見到他有犯罪活動, 但他最終卻與稅務(wù)局惹上了官非. foul, n (sport 體) action that is against the rules of a game （比賽中的）犯規(guī)行為
That last foul (against/on Smith) lost us the match. 最後那次（對史密斯）犯規(guī)使我們輸了那?quot;熱?
foul v
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) make sth dirty 弄臟某物
Dogs are not permitted to foul (ie excrete on) the pavement. 禁止狗在人行道上便溺.
The factories are responsible for fouling up the air for miles around. 這些工廠造成了很大范圍的空氣污染.
2 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (up) (cause sth to) become caught or twisted (in sth) （使某物）纏結(jié); （與某物）纏住
The ropes have fouled (up). 繩子纏住了.
My fishing-line got fouled (up) in an old net. 我的釣絲跟舊魚網(wǎng)纏在一起了.
3 [I, Tn] (sport 體) commit a foul against (another player) （對運(yùn)動員）犯規(guī)
He fouled the same player again in the second half. 他在下半場對同一運(yùn)動員再次犯規(guī).
4 (idm 習(xí)語) foul one's (own) nest bring disgrace, etc to one's home, family, profession, country, etc （給自己的家庭、 家人、 職業(yè)、 國家等）帶來恥辱等.
5 (phr v) foul sth up (infml 口) spoil sth, usu by behaving in a thoughtless or foolish way; mess sth up 弄亂某事物（通常因粗心或愚蠢的行為所致）; 搞糟
Everything was just fine until Fred came along and fouled things up. 本來一切都井井有條, 弗雷德一來就給搞得亂七八糟.
The weather has really fouled up my holiday plans. 我的假日安排因天氣關(guān)系已全部打亂了.
?? 考研助記
發(fā)嘔（諧音）： 骯臟的 因?yàn)橛辛薴ault所以foul
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[faul]a. 污穢的, 邪惡的, 惡臭的, 骯臟的, 惡劣的, 淤塞的vt. 弄臟, 妨害, 污蔑, 犯規(guī), 淤塞vi. 腐爛, 犯規(guī), 纏結(jié)ad. 違反規(guī)則地, 不正當(dāng)?shù)豱. 犯規(guī), 纏繞【法】 污穢的, 邪惡的, 陰惡的相關(guān)詞組: foul out foul up through fair and foul by fair means or foul