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

单词

foil

释义

very thin sheet metal

silver foil

a thin coat of tin or silver laid on the back of a mirror

a thin piece of metal put under a gem or inferior stone to add colour or brilliance

somebody or something that serves as a contrast to another, e.g. in a comedy duo

= hydrofoil

a curved recess between cusps, e.g. in Gothic tracery: compare cusp (2a)

any of several arcs that enclose a complex design

[Middle English foil leaf, via French from Latin folium]

to back or cover (e.g. a mirror) with foil

to decorate (something, e.g. a window) with curved recesses

to prevent (somebody) from attaining an end

to frustrate or defeat (an attempt, etc)

said of a hunted animal: to spoil (a trail or scent) by crossing it or retracing its path

said of hunters, etc: to obliterate (the trail or scent of a hunted animal)

[Middle English foilen to trample, full cloth, from early French fouler]

in hunting, the trail or scent of an animal being hunted

archaic a setback or defeat

a light fencing sword with a circular guard and a flexible blade tipped with a button: compare épée, sabre¹ (2)

[origin unknown]

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