| 单词 | foul |
| 释义 | foul adj., n., adv., & v. --adj 1. offensive to the senses; loathsome, stinking. 2. dirty, soiled, filthy. 3. colloq. revolting, disgusting. 4. a containing or charged with noxious matter (foul air). b clogged, choked. 5. morally polluted; disgustingly abusive or offensive (foul language; foul deeds). 6. unfair; against the rules of a game etc. (by fair means or foul). 7. (of the weather) wet, rough, stormy. 8. (of a rope etc.) entangled. 9. (of a ship's bottom) overgrown with weeds, barnacles, etc. --n 1. Sport an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play. 2. a collision or entanglement, esp. in riding, rowing, or running. 3. a foul thing. --adv unfairly; contrary to the rules. --v 1. tr. & intr. make or become foul or dirty. 2. tr. (of an animal) make dirty with excrement. 3. a tr. Sport commit a foul against (a player). b intr. commit a foul. 4. a tr. (often foll. by up) cause (an anchor, cable, etc.) to become entangled or muddled. b intr. become entangled. 5. tr. jam or block (a crossing, railway line, or traffic). 6. tr. (usu. foll. by up) colloq. spoil or bungle. 7. tr. run foul of; collide with. 8. tr. pollute with guilt; dishonour. Phrases and idioms foul brood a fatal disease of larval bees caused by bacteria. foul mouth a person who uses foul language. foul play 1. unfair play in games. 2. treacherous or violent activity, esp. murder. foul-up a muddled or bungled situation. Derivatives foully adv. foulness n. Etymology: OE ful f. Gmc |
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