中文翻译与英英解释

adj.
1.肮脏的，腐烂的；有恶臭的。
2.(管道等)淤塞的；(船底等)粘满海藻；贝壳的；有触礁〔撞碰〕危险的；(水、空气等)污浊的。
3.(绳子等)缠结难解的。
4.(天气)恶劣的，不利航行的，逆风的；(疾病等)严重的，凶险的。
5.卑鄙的，丑恶的；(言语等)下流的。
6.丑陋的，难看的；讨厌的，令人作呕的。
7.【体育】违反规则的，犯规的，不正当的。
8.【印刷】错误百出的。
9.(船只)相撞的；与…冲突的 (of)。
短语和例子
foul linen (要洗的)脏衣。 a foul smell [taste] 恶臭的气味[味道]。 foul breath 臭气。 a foul chimney 阻塞不通的烟囱。 a ship foul of a rock 撞在岩石上的船。 a foul deed 恶劣的行为。 a foul language ＝ a foul tongue 下流话。 a foul journey 不愉快的旅行。 foul murder 用卑鄙的手段诱杀。 foul weather 恶劣的天气。 cut the foul rope 把纠缠着的绳子割开。 be foul with 给…弄脏。 by fair means or foul 不择手段地。 get foul (绳索)纠缠，缠住。 in the teeth of a foul wind 向着猛烈的逆风。
adv.
1.碰撞地；争执不和地。
2.不正当地，犯规地。
短语和例子
fall [go, run] foul of 1. 船只相撞。 2. 争吵。 play sb. foul 用卑鄙手段对待某人。
n.
1.脏东西；逆境。
2.碰撞；缠结。
3.(在比赛中)犯规。
短语和例子
claim a foul 【体育】声明对方犯规，表示胜利无效。 through foul and fair ＝ through fair and foul 在任何情形下，不管顺利或困难。
vt.
1.污染，弄脏。
2.使纠缠；使壅塞；阻碍。
3.船只相撞，碰撞。
4.(在比赛中)犯规。
短语和例子
It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest. 〔谚语〕家丑不可外扬〔原意为任何鸟都不肯把自己的巢弄脏〕。 foul sb.'s name 损坏某人名誉。 foul one's hand with ... 被…把手弄脏，因参与…而弄臭名誉。
vi.
1.腐败，腐烂。
2.(绳索、链条等)纠结，缠住；(管道、枪筒等)壅塞。
3.船只碰撞。
4.【体育】犯规。
短语和例子
foul out 1. 〔美国〕比赛中因犯规过多而被罚出场。 2. 【棒球】因击出的界外球被接住而出局。 foul up 〔美俚〕弄糟，搞坏。
adv.
-ly
下流地；粗鄙地；讨厌的。
n.
-ness

(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines

especially of a ship''s lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
同义词：afoul, fouled,

disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
同义词：filthy, nasty,

characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
同义词：cruddy, filthy, nasty, smutty,

violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
同义词：cheating, dirty, unsporting, unsportsmanlike,

offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
同义词：fetid, foetid, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented,

(of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"
同义词：dirty, marked-up,

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
同义词：disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky,

become soiled and dirty

make unclean; "foul the water"

spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
同义词：befoul, defile, maculate,

make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
同义词：pollute, contaminate,

commit a foul; break the rules

hit a foul ball

become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
同义词：clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke,

an act that violates the rules of a sport

例句与用法

It 's an ill bird that fouls its own nest ...
弄脏自己窝巢的不是好鸟。

Of all men the drunkard is the foulest .
男人中最讨人厌的是酒鬼。

The five-year-old boy used foul words .
那个五岁的男孩满口脏话。

Sheep tend to foul grass for the cattle .
羊往往会污染牛吃的草。

They set off with a foul weather .
他们在一个恶劣的天气启程了。

The police suspect foul play rather than suicide .
警方怀疑是谋杀不是自杀。

Modern man takes pleasure in fouling his nest .
现代人以弄脏自己的窝为乐事。

He was booked by the referee for foul play .
他因为动作犯规而被裁判记下姓名。

A foul enchantress turned me into a frog .
一个可恶的女巫把我变成了一只青蛙。

The boats travel very slowly when the wind is foul .
在逆风的时候，船走得很慢。