foil

英[fɔɪl] 美[fɔɪl]
  • n. 钝头剑；箔；陪衬物；（击剑运动用的）花剑
  • vt. 挫败；击退；阻挠
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详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. 钝头剑，花剑，轻剑
    2. 箔，银箔；食品包装箔；金属薄片
    3. 陪衬物；陪衬者
    4. 花剑剑术，花剑运动；击剑比赛
    5. 鬣兽逃跑的足迹，猎兽的足迹
    6. 箔纸（覆有箔的纸）
    7. 衬托，衬底
    v. (动词)
    1. 挫败，击退，打败，使失败
    2. 阻止，阻扰
    3. 使受挫折
    4. 【猎】搞乱，搅乱
    5. 在...上贴箔，铺箔于
    6. 挡开（对方的剑头）
    7. 打破（计谋）
    8. 用...陪衬，衬托
    9. 【建】给...加上叶形饰
    10. 使成泡影
    n. (名词)
    1. [U]箔,金属薄片 metal rolled or hammered into a very thin flexible sheet
    2. [C]陪衬,衬托 person or thing that contrasts with, and so emphasizes, the qualities or another
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. 挫败,受挫折 prevent from succeeding; frustrate

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal;

    "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"

  2. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities;

    "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"

  3. a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through;

    "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"

  4. picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

  5. a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button

Verb:
  1. enhance by contrast;

    "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"

  2. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;

    "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"
    "foil your opponent"

  3. cover or back with foil;

    "foil mirrors"

双语例句

1. He thought of her serenity as a foil for his intemperance.
在他看来，她的平静反衬出了他的放纵。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Wrap the foil over the fish.
用箔纸把鱼包起来。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Cover the chicken loosely with foil.
用锡箔把鸡肉松松地盖起来。

来自《权威词典》

4. The chocolates are individually wrapped in gold foil.
巧克力用金箔纸一颗颗独立包装。

来自《权威词典》

5. An ugly woman serves as a foil to a pretty girl.
一个丑女人可以将美丽的姑娘反衬得更加漂亮.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The foil is a thrusting weapon with no cutting edge.
      花剑，没有劈杀用的剑刀，是刺戳用兵器。
    2. Our foil packets seal the flavour in.
      我们用锡纸包装以保持原味。
    3. Aluminum foil can be used for wrapping food.
      铝箔用于包装食物。
    4. This box of chocolate was wrapped round with foil.
      这盒巧克力用箔纸包着。
    5. In the play, a wicked old uncle acts as a foil to the noble young prince.
      在剧中,邪恶年老的叔父为高尚年轻的王子扮演陪衬者的角色。
    6. In foil and saber,only the attacking fencer can score a point.
      在花剑和佩剑比赛中，只有进攻方才能得分。
    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. Only confident, people will never foil.
      只要有信心，人永远不会挫败。
    2. Mr. Wang foiled their plans of inventing a new machine.
      王先生否决了他们关于发明新机器的计划。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Milk bottle tops are made of tin foil.
      牛奶瓶盖是锡箔做的。
    2. In the play, a wicked old uncle acts as a foil to the noble young prince.
      在剧中,一个坏心肠的老叔父为一高贵的年轻王子作衬托。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作及物动词 S+～+ n./pron.
    1. We foiled his attempt to escape.
      我们挫败了他逃跑的企图。
      2. 1
    2. The thief was foiled in his attempt to enter the house.
      小偷进屋的企图未能得逞。

用法讲解

v. (动词)
foil, baffle, balk, frustrate, outwit, thwart
  • 这组词都可指使某人的计划、企图、希望等落于失败。它们之间的区别是:frustrate指使某人为实现自己的愿望或为达到目的所付出的一切努力付之东流; thwart指插在中间阻挠或挫败对方的意图; foil强调打破对方的计划,使其难以继续下去; baffle指用使人困惑的方法阻碍某人的计划得以实现; balk指靠设障碍来使某人的计划无法实施; outwit指靠机智胜过某人。

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