afoul

英[ə'faʊl] 美[ə'faʊl]
  • adj. 相冲突的
  • adv. 相冲突地
  • afond adv.彻底地;充分地
  • afoot adj.徒步的;在准备中的;在进行中adv.徒步地;在准备中地;在进行中
  • afore prep.在...前adv.在...前conj.在...前
  • aforecited adj.上述的(前面所举的)
  • aforehand adj.预先adv.事先准备的
Adjective:
  1. especially of a ship's lines etc;

    "with its sails afoul"
    "a foul anchor"

1. The kites were afoul in the wind.
风筝在风中纠缠一起.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. All of them had run afoul of the law at some time or other.
他们所有人都曾触犯过法律。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The paternal longing ran afoul of her own desire.
父亲的愿望和她的心愿相冲突.

来自辞典例句

4. This ran afoul of the law.
这与法律相抵触.

来自辞典例句

5. The ship ran afoul of the floating seaweed.
船只和漂浮的海草纠缠在一起.

来自辞典例句

    1. The boat ran afoul of a buoy.
      那艘船与浮标相撞。
    2. He argued with his father and has run afoul of him ever since.
      他和他的父亲争辩,从此便得罪了父亲。

【邻近词汇】