| 单词 | foul-marred |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfoul-marred C1. With past participles, forming adjectives describing a sports game which is full of fouls, typically with the implication that the constant fouling has made the game less entertaining for spectators, as in foul-marred, foul-plagued, foul-ridden, etc. ΚΠ 1930 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 25 June 8/3 Stirred by an epidemic of foul-marred bouts.., sportsmen interested in the good of the game have agreed to take steps to attempt to remedy the evil. 1960 Daily Tel. 2 Nov. 9/1 At the end of an unpleasant, foul-ruined game, the Football League's representatives were booed and whistled off the field. 1995 Times 19 Jan. 44/4 A niggly, foul-riddled FA Cup third-round replay, littered with six bookings and two sendings-off, had cried out for a touch of class. 2008 Chicago Tribune 14 Mar. (Midwest Final ed.) iv. 4/3 When the postseason began..that player was a 7-foot-2-inch seat warmer... Hibbert..went scoreless in 14 foul-plagued minutes. 2021 Montana Standard (Nexis) 17 Jan. (headline) Butte boys basketball wins with patience in foul-ridden game against Flathead. < as lemmas |
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