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词汇 foil
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foil

noun
/fɔɪl/
/fɔɪl/
  1. (also tinfoil)
    (British English also silver foil)
    [uncountable] metal made into very thin sheets that is used for covering or wrapping things, especially food(尤指包装食物等用的)箔
    • (British English) aluminium foil铝箔
    • (North American English) aluminum foil铝箔
    • Cover the fish loosely with foil and bake for 30 minutes.用锡纸把鱼松松地盖上,烤30分钟。
    • I wrapped the sandwiches in kitchen foil.我用箔纸将三明治包起来。
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • aluminium
    • aluminum
    • gold
    … of foil
    • piece
    • sheet
    • roll
    verb + foil
    • cover something with
    • wrap something in
  2. [uncountable] paper that is covered in very thin sheets of metal箔纸(覆有箔的纸)
    • The chocolates are individually wrapped in gold foil.巧克力用金箔纸一颗颗独立包装。
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • aluminium
    • aluminum
    • gold
    … of foil
    • piece
    • sheet
    • roll
    verb + foil
    • cover something with
    • wrap something in
  3. [countable] foil (for somebody/something) a person or thing that contrasts with, and therefore emphasizes, the qualities of another person or thing陪衬者;陪衬物
    • The pale walls provide a perfect foil for the furniture.浅色的墙壁完全衬托出家具的特色。
    • His mellow guitar technique is the ideal foil for her soaring voice.他圆润的吉他技巧是她高亢嗓音的理想陪衬。
    • She has used mosses as a foil for the bright red flowers in the bed.她用苔藓来衬托花坛中红艳艳的花。
    • The couple provided the perfect foil for one another.这对夫妇非常般配。
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • good
    • ideal
    • perfect
    verb + foil
    • be
    • provide
    preposition
    • as a foil
    • foil for
    • foil to
  4. enlarge image
    [countable]
    a long thin light sword used in the sport of fencing(击剑运动用的)花剑
    Topics Sports: other sportsc2
  5. 词源noun senses 1 to 3 Middle English: via Old French from Latin folium ‘leaf’. noun sense 4 late 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

foil

verb
/fɔɪl/
/fɔɪl/
[often passive]
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they foil
/fɔɪl/
/fɔɪl/
he / she / it foils
/fɔɪlz/
/fɔɪlz/
past simple foiled
/fɔɪld/
/fɔɪld/
past participle foiled
/fɔɪld/
/fɔɪld/
-ing form foiling
/ˈfɔɪlɪŋ/
/ˈfɔɪlɪŋ/
  1. to stop something from happening, especially something illegal; to prevent somebody from doing something挫败,阻止,制止(非法活动等) synonym thwart
    • foil something to foil a plan/crime/plot挫败计划/犯罪/阴谋
    • Customs officials foiled an attempt to smuggle the paintings out of the country.海关关员阻截了一次企图走私画作出境的阴谋。
    • foil somebody (in something) They were foiled in their attempt to smuggle the paintings.他们走私绘画作品的企图未能得逞。
    • The burglary was foiled by a passer-by who called the police.入室盗窃被一个报警的过路人阻止了。
    • The registration plates are designed to foil police speed traps.牌照的设计是为了防止警察超速。
    词源verb Middle English (in the sense ‘trample down’): perhaps from Old French fouler ‘to full cloth, trample’, based on Latin fullo ‘fuller’.
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