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单词 befoul
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Definition of befoul in English:

befoul

verb bɪˈfaʊlbəˈfaʊl
[with object]
  • Make dirty; pollute.

    the dangers of letting industry befoul the environment
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You are scum, befouling the surface of the earth.
    • Tis a name that befouls the air, like a dark cloud of poison that will choke the soul of that whom breathes it in!
    • The fact that one of the rotten little orphans had befouled her room with mud and muck had not helped matters.
    • Like most messy eaters, most of the food ends up unusable and befouled.
    • The menace he's stalking this time: dirty energy, which contributes to global warming and befouls the air in the world's cities.
    • The cat freaked while in the trap and befouled himself.
    • He also picks up litter around the school - as garbage contributes to public health problems and befouls the town's lake.
    • Most people knew of a schoolyard bully when they were younger and always hoped bad and awful things would befoul the bully and maybe even his family (not that I would know from experience, mind you).
    • Apparently, it has already befouled other cities around the world.
    • This green and pleasant land in the Guardian argues similarly that it's about ‘a Britain that is either green and pleasant, made diligent by cottage industries, or befouled by factories’.
    • It does sort of befoul the atmosphere, like an emotional pollution, doesn't it?
    • When the foul vapours build up, they're released through the manhole covers, befouling our proud city streets.
    • Nature, on its own, is beautiful, but nature's human component, acting with arrogant independence, befouls the earth.
    • Mrs. Popular shook her finger at me and yelled something like, ‘How dare you befoul my home in such a way!’
    • Public decisions affect everyone by the nature of the choice itself: we can only have one defense budget; polluting rivers befouls not just my water, but yours.
    • There was also a putrid stench befouling the air, which no regular person could tolerate.
    • Those are, without doubt, the ugliest cars ever to befoul the planet.
    • The sink, the flush toilet, and the sewer literally formed a pipeline to the vilest contamination that befouled the city.
    • The air was clouded with dust and increasingly befouled by the odors of animal farm-factories.
    Synonyms
    soiled, grimy, grubby, filthy, mucky, stained, unwashed, greasy, smeared, smeary, spotted, smudged, cloudy, muddy, dusty, sooty
    soil, stain, muddy, blacken, mess up, spoil, tarnish, taint, make dirty

Rhymes

afoul, cowl, foul, fowl, growl, howl, jowl, owl, prowl, Rabaul, scowl, yowl
 
 

Definition of befoul in US English:

befoul

verbbəˈfoulbəˈfaʊl
[with object]
  • Make dirty; pollute.

    they befoul our water with mining
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He also picks up litter around the school - as garbage contributes to public health problems and befouls the town's lake.
    • The cat freaked while in the trap and befouled himself.
    • When the foul vapours build up, they're released through the manhole covers, befouling our proud city streets.
    • The air was clouded with dust and increasingly befouled by the odors of animal farm-factories.
    • Apparently, it has already befouled other cities around the world.
    • Like most messy eaters, most of the food ends up unusable and befouled.
    • This green and pleasant land in the Guardian argues similarly that it's about ‘a Britain that is either green and pleasant, made diligent by cottage industries, or befouled by factories’.
    • Public decisions affect everyone by the nature of the choice itself: we can only have one defense budget; polluting rivers befouls not just my water, but yours.
    • Those are, without doubt, the ugliest cars ever to befoul the planet.
    • The sink, the flush toilet, and the sewer literally formed a pipeline to the vilest contamination that befouled the city.
    • You are scum, befouling the surface of the earth.
    • There was also a putrid stench befouling the air, which no regular person could tolerate.
    • Tis a name that befouls the air, like a dark cloud of poison that will choke the soul of that whom breathes it in!
    • The fact that one of the rotten little orphans had befouled her room with mud and muck had not helped matters.
    • Mrs. Popular shook her finger at me and yelled something like, ‘How dare you befoul my home in such a way!’
    • The menace he's stalking this time: dirty energy, which contributes to global warming and befouls the air in the world's cities.
    • Most people knew of a schoolyard bully when they were younger and always hoped bad and awful things would befoul the bully and maybe even his family (not that I would know from experience, mind you).
    • It does sort of befoul the atmosphere, like an emotional pollution, doesn't it?
    • Nature, on its own, is beautiful, but nature's human component, acting with arrogant independence, befouls the earth.
    Synonyms
    soiled, grimy, grubby, filthy, mucky, stained, unwashed, greasy, smeared, smeary, spotted, smudged, cloudy, muddy, dusty, sooty
    soil, stain, muddy, blacken, mess up, spoil, tarnish, taint, make dirty
 
 
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