foil
foil1
verb
foil2
noun
foil3
noun
foilist
noun
语源
foil4
noun
verb
- [with obj.]prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding
挫败，阻挠（错误，令人不快的事）
a brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery.
一勇敢女警挫败了这起持械抢劫。
■frustrate the efforts or plans of
挫败，阻止…的努力（或计划）
their rivals were foiled by the weather.
他们对手的企图因天气受挫。
■(Hunting)(of a hunted animal) run over or cross (ground or a scent or track) in such a way as to confuse the hounds
(猎)（猎物）搞乱，搅乱（地面，嗅迹，足迹）
- (Hunting)the track or scent of a hunted animal
(猎)猎物足迹（或嗅迹） - (archaic)a setback in an enterprise; a defeat
(古)挫折；挫败，失败
- Middle English (in the sense 'trample down'): perhaps from Old French fouler 'to full cloth, trample', based on Latin fullo 'fuller'. Compare with full
foil2
noun
- [mass noun]metal hammered or rolled into a thin flexible sheet, used chiefly for covering or wrapping food
箔，金属薄页 - a person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes and enhances the qualities of another
陪衬者，陪衬物
his white cravat was a perfect foil for his bronzed features.
他的白色领结完美地衬托着他古铜色的面孔。
■a thin leaf of metal placed under a precious stone to increase its brilliance
（宝石）衬箔 - (Architecture)a leaf-shaped curve formed by the cusping of an arch or circle
(建筑)叶形饰
- Middle English: via Old French from Latin folium 'leaf'
foil3
noun
- a light, blunt-edged fencing sword with a button on its point
花剑
foilist
noun
语源
- late 16th cent.: of unknown origin
foil4
noun
- each of the structures fitted to a hydrofoil's hull to lift it clear of the water at speed
（水翼艇的）水翼
- abbreviation of hydrofoil
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