單詞
afoul
英 [?'fa?l]
美[?'fa?l]
基本信息
- adv. 沖撞著，糾纏著
- adj. 糾纏的，沖撞的
中文詞源
afoul 抵觸
來自短語on foul. foul,犯規(guī)，發(fā)臭。
英文詞源
- afoul (adv.)
- 1809, originally nautical, "in collision or entanglement," from a- (1) + foul (adj.). From 1833 in general sense of "in violent or hostile conflict," mainly in phrases such as run afoul of.
雙語例句
- 1. The kites were afoul in the wind.
- 風(fēng)箏在風(fēng)中糾纏一起.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. All of them had run afoul of the law at some time or other.
- 他們所有人都曾觸犯過法律。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The paternal longing ran afoul of her own desire.
- 父親的愿望和她的心愿相沖突.
來自辭典例句
- 4. This ran afoul of the law.
- 這與法律相抵觸.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The ship ran afoul of the floating seaweed.
- 船只和漂浮的海草糾纏在一起.
來自辭典例句
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