| 单词 | foil |
| 释义 | foil 1. v. & n. --vtr. 1. frustrate, baffle, defeat. 2. Hunting a run over or cross (ground or a scent) to confuse the hounds. b (absol.) (of an animal) spoil the scent in this way. --n 1. Hunting the track of a hunted animal. 2. archaic a repulse or defeat. Etymology: ME, = trample down, perh. f. OF fouler to full cloth, trample, ult. f. L fullo FULLER(1) 2. n. 1. a metal hammered or rolled into a thin sheet (tin foil). b a sheet of this, or of tin amalgam, attached to mirror glass as a reflector. c a leaf of foil placed under a precious stone etc. to brighten or colour it. 2. a person or thing that enhances the qualities of another by contrast. 3. Archit. a leaf-shaped curve formed by the cusping of an arch or circle. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L folium leaf, and f. OF foille f. L folia (pl.) 3. n. a light blunt-edged sword with a button on its point used in fencing. Derivatives foilist n. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn. 4. n. = HYDROFOIL. Etymology: abbr. |
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