foul

1. ADJ If you describe something as foul, you mean it is dirty and smells or tastes unpleasant. 又臟又臭的; 味道不好的

...foul polluted water. …污染了的、又臟又臭的水。

2. ADJ Foul language is offensive and contains swear words or rude words. 粗俗的 (語言)

The teachers had to deal with her foul language, disruptive behaviour, and low academic performance. 老師們不得不應(yīng)付她粗俗的語言、搗亂的行為和不良的學(xué)業(yè)成績。

3. ADJ If someone has a foul temper or is in a foul mood, they become angry or violent very suddenly and easily. 暴躁的

Collins was in a foul mood even before the interviews began. 柯林斯甚至在面試開始之前就處于暴躁情緒。

4. ADJ Foul weather is unpleasant, windy, and stormy. 惡劣的 (天氣)

No amount of foul weather, whether hail, wind, rain or snow, seems to deter them. 不管天氣有多惡劣，哪怕是冰雹、大風(fēng)、雨還是雪，似乎都阻止不了他們。

5. V-T If an animal fouls a place, it drops faeces onto the ground. 在 (某地上) 拉屎

It is an offence to let your dog foul a footpath. 讓你的狗在人行道上拉屎是一種違法行為。

6. V-T In a game or sport, if a player fouls another player, they touch them or block them in a way which is not allowed according to the rules. 對(duì) (某人) 犯規(guī)

Nowitzki fouled Mitchell early in the third quarter. 在第三節(jié)早些時(shí)候，諾維斯基就對(duì)米切爾犯了規(guī)。

7. N-COUNT A foul is an act in a game or sport that is not allowed according to the rules. (體育比賽中的) 犯規(guī)

Harridge was charged with a flagrant foul and ejected from the game. 哈里基被指惡意犯規(guī)并被逐出了比賽。

8. ADJ Foul is also an adjective. 犯規(guī)的[ADJ n]

...a foul tackle. …一次犯規(guī)的阻截。

9. PHRASE If you run foul of someone or fall foul of them, you do something which gets you into trouble with them. 惹惱

He had fallen foul of the FBI. 他已惹惱了聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局。