foul /faʊl/ CET6 TEM8 ( fouling, fouled, fouler, fouls, foulest )

• 1. 

  ADJ If you describe something as foul, you mean it is dirty and smells or tastes unpleasant. 又脏又臭的; 味道不好的

  例：

  ...foul polluted water.

  …污染了的、又脏又臭的水。

• 2. 

  ADJ Foul language is offensive and contains swear words or rude words. 粗俗的 (语言)

  例：

  The teachers had to deal with her foul language, disruptive behaviour, and low academic performance.

  老师们不得不应付她粗俗的语言、捣乱的行为和不良的学业成绩。

• 3. 

  ADJ If someone has a foul temper or is in a foul mood, they become angry or violent very suddenly and easily. 暴躁的

  例：

  Collins was in a foul mood even before the interviews began.

  柯林斯甚至在面试开始之前就处于暴躁情绪。

• 4. 

  ADJ Foul weather is unpleasant, windy, and stormy. 恶劣的 (天气)

  例：

  No amount of foul weather, whether hail, wind, rain or snow, seems to deter them.

  不管天气有多恶劣，哪怕是冰雹、大风、雨还是雪，似乎都阻止不了他们。

• 5. 

  V-T If an animal fouls a place, it drops faeces onto the ground. 在 (某地上) 拉屎

  例：

  It is an offence to let your dog foul a footpath.

  让你的狗在人行道上拉屎是一种违法行为。

• 6. 

  V-T 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. 对 (某人) 犯规

  例：

  Nowitzki fouled Mitchell early in the third quarter.

  在第三节早些时候，诺维斯基就对米切尔犯了规。

• 7. 

  N-COUNT A foul is an act in a game or sport that is not allowed according to the rules. (体育比赛中的) 犯规

  例：

  Harridge was charged with a flagrant foul and ejected from the game.

  哈里基被指恶意犯规并被逐出了比赛。

• 8. 

  ADJ Foul is also an adjective. 犯规的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  ...a foul tackle.

  …一次犯规的阻截。

• 9. 

  PHRASE If you run foul of someone or fall foul of them, you do something which gets you into trouble with them. 惹恼

  例：

  He had fallen foul of the FBI.

  他已惹恼了联邦调查局。