| 单词 | foil |
| 释义 | foil foil1 —foilable, adj. /foyl/, v.t. 1. to prevent the success of; frustrate; balk: Loyal troops foiled his attempt to overthrow the government. 2. to keep (a person) from succeeding in an enterprise, plan, etc. n. 3. Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse. [1250-1300; ME foilen, < AF foller, OF fuler to trample, full (cloth). See FULL2] Syn. 1. thwart; impede, hamper. foil2 /foyl/, n. 1. metal in the form of very thin sheets: aluminum foil. 2. the metallic backing applied to glass to form a mirror. 3. a thin layer of metal placed under a gem in a closed setting to improve its color or brilliancy. 4. a person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast: The straight man was an able foil to the comic. 5. Archit. an arc or a rounded space between cusps, as in the tracery of a window or other ornamentation. 6. an airfoil or hydrofoil. v.t. 7. to cover or back with foil. 8. to set off by contrast. [1350-1400; ME foille, foil < OF fuelle, fueille, foille ( < L folia leaves), fuel, fueil, foil ( < L folium leaf, blade)] Syn. 4. contrast, complement, counterpart. foil3 /foyl/, n. Fencing. 1. a flexible four-sided rapier having a blunt point. 2. foils, the art or practice of fencing with this weapon, points being made by touching the trunk of the opponent's body with the tip of the weapon. [1585-95; orig. uncert.] |
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