单词 | afoul |
释义 | afoul afoul /əˈfaʊl/ adverb run/fall afoul of sth/sb► F0 to experience problems, punishment, or harm because you do not obey a rule or disagree with a powerful organization, group, or person: » He was 15 when he first ran afoul of the law.» At one point Seeger fell afoul of the US government for his anti-war actions.Thesaurus+: ↑Obeying and breaking the law , ↑Obedient and compliant , ↑Disobedient , ↑Bad and wrong behaviourThesaurus+: ↑Arguing and disagreeing |
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