英语词汇“to run foul”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. to run foul.

(a) Followed by a prepositional phrase. Now only in to run foul of, (formerly also) †to run foul on (also upon).

(i) Nautical. To collide or become entangled with another vessel, an obstacle floating in the water, etc. Also in extended use. Cf. to run afoul at afoul adv., foul v.¹ 7b, 7c.

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society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (transitive)] > collide with

to run foul1596

to run aboard ——?1606

to run aboard1708

to fall on board (of)1797

foul1828

1596 tr. Deligtful Hist. Celestina xi. 87 Part of them were forced to flie disorderly, and run foule one of another.

1623 G. Fletcher Reward of Faithfull ii. iv. 194 All which rocks of danger & ill husbandry religion..neuer suffers any that saile in Noahs Arke, I meane in Gods church for want of a right steering their vessels to run foule vpon.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 228 On Wednesday..a Polaque fell in among us,..running foul of our Sanbiquer.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. i. 10 Two of the transports,..in tacking, ran foul of each other.

1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 477 The John, running foul of a piece of ice.

1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 144 The Frenchman can't drive..; he'd as nearly as possible run foul of my pigs.

1914 E. Scott Life Capt. Matthew Flinders xii. 197 The run across the Indian Ocean was uneventful, except that the ship ran foul of a whale apparently sleeping on the water.

2000 C. Hibbert Queen Victoria (new ed.) i. v. 37 The royal party..were sailing in the Emerald, tender of the royal yacht, the Royal George, when the ship ran foul of a hulk and broke her mast.

(ii) To come into conflict with someone or something; esp. to attract the scrutiny or sanction of the law, the police, or another authority; = to fall foul of (see Phrases 1a(a)(ii)).

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1667 T. Tomkins Inconveniencies Toleration 28 Nothing but the fear of a common Enemy..is able to keep the Godly of all Judgments from running foul one upon another.

1758 T. Smollett Compl. Hist. Eng. IV. ix. i. 459 Some warm altercation passed between him and Mr. Stanhope... Mr. Hungerford..said, he was sorry to see two such great men running foul of one another.

1845 C. F. Mercer Expos. Weakness & Inefficiency Govt. U.S. xxvi. 232 Without fear of either failing or running foul of a law.

1873 S. J. MacKenna Plucky Fellows 184 That younker is bound to run foul of our boss; and ef he do, he'll run foul of an uncommon hard-grit man.

1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Oct. 792/4 He ran foul of the most powerful gang in New York and the police at the same time.

2002 W. Woodruff Road to Nab End (2003) 77 Selma's father had run foul of the law as a boy.

(b) Distilling. Of a still: to produce contaminated liquid, esp. by boiling over into the receiver. Also: (of liquid flowing in a still) to contain contaminants. Now chiefly historical.

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1725 G. Smith Compl. Body Distilling i. 72 Increasing or heightening the heat..wou'd unavoidably make your Still run foul.

1800 Philos. Mag. 6 162 To lessen the possibility of the still running foul, and to hasten the escape and consequent condensation of the vapour.

1882 A. J. Shilton Househ. Chem. 133 It is usual for the distiller to add a quantity of soap to the liquid to prevent its ‘running foul’, i.e., boiling over into the receiver.

1980 J. Cross In Grandmother's Day xvii. 186/2 If, on the contrary, a dull sound is produced by the sounding, then the still is running foul.

单词	to run foul
释义	> as lemmas to run foul b. to run foul. (a) Followed by a prepositional phrase. Now only in to run foul of, (formerly also) †to run foul on (also upon). (i) Nautical. To collide or become entangled with another vessel, an obstacle floating in the water, etc. Also in extended use. Cf. to run afoul at afoul adv., foul v.¹ 7b, 7c. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (transitive)] > collide with to run foul1596 to run aboard ——?1606 to run aboard1708 to fall on board (of)1797 foul1828 1596 tr. Deligtful Hist. Celestina xi. 87 Part of them were forced to flie disorderly, and run foule one of another. 1623 G. Fletcher Reward of Faithfull ii. iv. 194 All which rocks of danger & ill husbandry religion..neuer suffers any that saile in Noahs Arke, I meane in Gods church for want of a right steering their vessels to run foule vpon. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 228 On Wednesday..a Polaque fell in among us,..running foul of our Sanbiquer. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. i. 10 Two of the transports,..in tacking, ran foul of each other. 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 477 The John, running foul of a piece of ice. 1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 144 The Frenchman can't drive..; he'd as nearly as possible run foul of my pigs. 1914 E. Scott Life Capt. Matthew Flinders xii. 197 The run across the Indian Ocean was uneventful, except that the ship ran foul of a whale apparently sleeping on the water. 2000 C. Hibbert Queen Victoria (new ed.) i. v. 37 The royal party..were sailing in the Emerald, tender of the royal yacht, the Royal George, when the ship ran foul of a hulk and broke her mast. (ii) To come into conflict with someone or something; esp. to attract the scrutiny or sanction of the law, the police, or another authority; = to fall foul of (see Phrases 1a(a)(ii)). ΚΠ 1667 T. Tomkins Inconveniencies Toleration 28 Nothing but the fear of a common Enemy..is able to keep the Godly of all Judgments from running foul one upon another. 1758 T. Smollett Compl. Hist. Eng. IV. ix. i. 459 Some warm altercation passed between him and Mr. Stanhope... Mr. Hungerford..said, he was sorry to see two such great men running foul of one another. 1845 C. F. Mercer Expos. Weakness & Inefficiency Govt. U.S. xxvi. 232 Without fear of either failing or running foul of a law. 1873 S. J. MacKenna Plucky Fellows 184 That younker is bound to run foul of our boss; and ef he do, he'll run foul of an uncommon hard-grit man. 1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Oct. 792/4 He ran foul of the most powerful gang in New York and the police at the same time. 2002 W. Woodruff Road to Nab End (2003) 77 Selma's father had run foul of the law as a boy. (b) Distilling. Of a still: to produce contaminated liquid, esp. by boiling over into the receiver. Also: (of liquid flowing in a still) to contain contaminants. Now chiefly historical. ΚΠ 1725 G. Smith Compl. Body Distilling i. 72 Increasing or heightening the heat..wou'd unavoidably make your Still run foul. 1800 Philos. Mag. 6 162 To lessen the possibility of the still running foul, and to hasten the escape and consequent condensation of the vapour. 1882 A. J. Shilton Househ. Chem. 133 It is usual for the distiller to add a quantity of soap to the liquid to prevent its ‘running foul’, i.e., boiling over into the receiver. 1980 J. Cross In Grandmother's Day xvii. 186/2 If, on the contrary, a dull sound is produced by the sounding, then the still is running foul. extracted from fouladj. < as lemmas
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