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单词 run afoul of
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run afoul of in American English

or fall afoul of
1. 
to collide with or become entangled with
2. 
to get into conflict or trouble with
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Examples of 'run afoul of' in a sentence
run afoul of

Under current rules, articles that appear during registration could run afoul of securities laws.
canada.com (2004)
Several former rich list celebrities have run afoul of the law, typically over financial misconduct.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But they had to be careful not to run afoul of farmers who were wary about the revolutionary implications of educating their enslaved workforce.
2019 , 'Heavily Abridged ‘Slave Bible’ Removed Passages That Might Encourage Uprisings', Smithsonianhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heavily-abridged-slave-bible-removed-passages-might-encourage-uprisings-180970989/
Only a very specialized minority of powerboats today have a direct-to-air exhaust system that would run afoul of the new law.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Small businesses short on money to update their software often run afoul of the language cops.
Globe and Mail (2003)
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