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单词 foulness
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
foul•ness  (foulnis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the state or quality of being foul:The foulness of the accusation incensed us all.
  2. something that is foul;
    foul matter;
    filth.
  3. wickedness.
  • bef. 1150; Middle English; Old English fūlnes. See foul, -ness

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
foul /faʊl/USA pronunciation  adj. 
  1. offensive to the senses;
    disgusting:a foul smell from the river.
  2. marked by offensive matter or qualities:The city air had become foul with pollution.
  3. very dirty;
    filthy:foul rags.
  4. clogged with foreign matter:a foul pipeline.
  5. stormy;
    inclement:foul weather.
  6. angry;
    irritable:in a foul temper.
  7. morally offensive:the foul crime of murder.
  8. profane;
    obscene:foul language.
  9. Gamescontrary to the rules or practices, as in a sport or game.

adv. 
  1. in a foul manner.

n. [countable]
  1. Gamesa violation of the rules of a sport or game:disqualified for too many fouls.

v. 
  1. to make foul;
    defile;
    soil:[+ object]a river fouled with pollution.
  2. to clog;
    obstruct:[+ object]The valves were fouled with dirt.
  3. to (cause to) become entangled or caught, such as a rope: [no object]The ropes fouled in the wind.[+ object]The wind and tides fouled the ropes.
  4. to dishonor;
    disgrace:[+ object]Scandal fouled his good name.
  5. Sport[no object] to commit a foul in a sport or game.
  6. foul up, to make a mess;
    bungle: [no object]really fouled up during the interview.[+ up + object]really fouled up the interview.[+ object + up]had really fouled it up this time.
foul•ly, adv. 
foul•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
foul  (foul),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, adv., n., v. 
adj. 
  1. grossly offensive to the senses;
    disgustingly loathsome;
    noisome:a foul smell.
  2. containing or characterized by offensive or noisome matter:foul air; foul stagnant water.
  3. filthy or dirty, as places, receptacles, clothes, etc.
  4. muddy, as a road.
  5. clogged or obstructed with foreign matter:a foul gas jet.
  6. unfavorable or stormy:foul weather.
  7. contrary, violent, or unfavorable, as the wind.
  8. grossly offensive in a moral sense.
  9. abominable, wicked, or vile, as deeds, crime, slander, etc.
  10. scurrilous, profane, or obscene;
    offensive:foul language.
  11. Gamescontrary to the rules or established usages, as of a sport or game;
    unfair:a foul blow.
  12. Sport[Baseball.]pertaining to a foul ball or a foul line.
  13. limited in freedom of movement by obstruction, entanglement, etc.:a foul anchor.
  14. abounding in errors or in marks of correction, as a printer's proof, manuscript, or the like.
  15. [Naut.]
    • Naval Terms(of the underwater portion of a hull) encrusted and impeded with barnacles, seaweed, etc.
    • Naval Terms(of a mooring place) involving inconveniences and dangers, as of colliding with vessels or other objects when swinging with the tide.
    • Naval Terms(of the bottom of a body of water) affording a poor hold for an anchor (opposed to clean).
  16. Scottish Terms[North Eng. and Scot.]not fair;
    ugly or unattractive.
  17. [Obs.]disfigured.

adv. 
  1. in a foul manner;
    vilely;
    unfairly.
  2. Sport[Baseball.]into foul territory;
    so as to be foul:It looked like a homer when he hit it, but it went foul.
  3. fall foul or afoul of:
    • Idiomsto collide with, as ships.
    • Idiomsto come into conflict with;
      quarrel.
    • Idiomsto make an attack;
      assault.
  4. Idioms run foul or afoul of, to come into collision or controversy with:to run foul of the press.

n. 
  1. something that is foul.
  2. a collision or entanglement:a foul between two racing sculls.
  3. Gamesa violation of the rules of a sport or game:The referee called it a foul.
  4. Sport[Baseball.]See foul ball. 

v.t. 
  1. to make foul;
    defile;
    soil.
  2. to clog or obstruct, as a chimney or the bore of a gun.
  3. to collide with.
  4. to cause to become entangled or caught, as a rope.
  5. to defile;
    dishonor;
    disgrace:His reputation had been fouled by unfounded accusations.
  6. Naval Terms[Naut.](of barnacles, seaweed, etc.) to cling to (a hull) so as to encumber.
  7. Sport[Baseball.]to hit (a pitched ball) foul (often fol. by off or away):He fouled off two curves before being struck out on a fastball.

v.i. 
  1. to become foul.
  2. Naval Terms[Naut.]to come into collision, as two boats.
  3. to become entangled or clogged:The rope fouled.
  4. Sportto make a foul play;
    give a foul blow.
  5. Sport Baseball. to hit a foul ball.
  6. Idioms foul one's nest. to dishonor one's own home, family, or the like.
  7. Sport foul out:
    • [Baseball.]to be put out by hitting a foul ball caught on the fly by a player on the opposing team.
    • [Basketball.]to be expelled from a game for having committed more fouls than is allowed.
  8. Informal Terms foul up, to cause confusion or disorder;
    bungle;
    spoil.
  • bef. 900; (adjective, adjectival and noun, nominal) Middle English ful, foul, Old English fūl; cognate with Gothic fuls, Old Norse fūll, Old High German fūl; akin to Latin pūs pus, pūtēre to stink, Greek pýon pus; (adverb, adverbial) Middle English fule, foule, derivative of the adjective, adjectival; (verb, verbal) Middle English fulen, derivative of the adjective, adjectival
foully, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged repulsive, repellent.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fetid, putrid, stinking.
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unclean, polluted, sullied, soiled, stained, tainted, impure. See dirty. 
    • 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rainy, tempestuous.
    • 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged adverse.
    • 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged base, shameful, infamous.
    • 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged smutty, vulgar, coarse, low.
    • 26.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sully, stain, dirty, besmirch, taint, pollute.
    • 30.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shame.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pleasant.
    • 3, 26.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clean.
    • 5, 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clear.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Foulness /faʊlˈnɛs/ n
  1. a flat marshy island in SE England, in Essex north of the Thames estuary
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