foiled

美 [fɔɪld]英 [fɔɪld]
  • v.挫败,阻止,制止(非法活动等)
  • adj.有叶形装饰的
  • foil的过去分词和过去式
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foiled

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  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT (用来包裹食物的)箔(纸)
    Foil consists of sheets of metal as thin as paper. It is used to wrap food in.

    Pour cider around the meat and cover with foil.

    在肉周围倒上苹果酒,然后以箔纸覆盖。

  • 2
    VERB 阻止;挫败
    If you foil someone's plan or attempt to do something, for example to commit a crime, you succeed in stopping them from doing what they want.

    A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery on a jewellers' by grabbing the raiders' shotgun...

    一位勇敢的警长夺过了意图袭击珠宝店的劫匪手中的猎枪,挫败了这起持械抢劫案。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 陪衬物;烘托者
    If you refer to one thing or person as a foil for another, you approve of the fact that they contrast with each other and go well together, often in a way that makes the second thing or person seem better or less harmful.

    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。

  • 4
    N-COUNT 花剑
    A foil is a thin light sword used in fencing, which has a button on its tip to prevent injury.

adj

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disappointingly unsuccessful
disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
their foiled attempt to capture Calais
many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
his best efforts were thwarted
Synonym: defeated disappointed discomfited frustrated thwarted

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  1. His attempt to rob the bank was foiled by the police .

    他抢劫银行的企图被警察挫败了。

  2. God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another .

    上帝通过混淆他们的语言挫败了他们的计划;所以他们再也不懂彼此了。

  3. 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。

  4. Screw the foil into a little ball .

    把箔纸揉成小团。

  5. 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。

  6. The chocolates are individually wrapped in gold foil .

    巧克力用金箔纸一颗颗独立包装。

  7. 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。

  8. A cold beer is the perfect foil for a curry .

    冰镇啤酒是吃咖喱的绝配。

  9. The idea of building a roof terrace was also foiled by the planning authorities .

    建造一个带棚阳台的想法也被规划局否决了。

  10. Pour cider around the meat and cover with foil .

    在肉周围倒上苹果酒,然后以箔纸覆盖。

  11. A hospital is to fit newborn babies with electronic tags to foil kidnappers

    一家医院计划在新生儿身上安置电子追踪器,防止婴儿被拐卖。

  12. Dad handed me a big box wrapped in gold foil and tied with a red ribbon .

    爸爸递给我一个用金箔包装、外面扎了根红丝带的大盒子。

  13. Bake salmon in foil or poach in a light stock for 8-10 minutes .

    用箔纸包烤或用清汤蒸煮三文鱼8至10分钟。

  14. Wrap the foil over the fish .

    用箔纸把鱼包起来。

  15. He pricks holes in the foil with a pin .

    他用大头针在箔纸上戳一些孔。

  16. 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。

  17. Varndell made his own reflector for these shots from a strip of humble kitchen foil .

    瓦恩德尔用一狭条普通的厨房用箔纸自制了反光板来拍摄这些照片。

  18. 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。

  19. Red flowers must have green leaves as a foil .

    红花要有绿叶衬托。

  20. Milk bottle tops are made of tin foil .

    牛奶瓶盖是锡箔做的。

  21. The lake and the hills side by side & each a foil for the other .

    湖光山色,映带左右。

  22. On this occasion , he was merely acting as a foil .

    在这个场合里,他只是个陪衬而已。

  23. In the play , a wicked old uncle acts as a foil to the noble young prince .

    在剧中,-个坏心肠的老叔父为一高贵的年轻王子作衬托。

  24. The aluminum foil will transfer the electricity and get the job done .

    铝箔将传输电力并完成工作。

  25. He made compendious introduction to the aluminum foil industry of Germany and France .

    他对德国与法国的铝箔工业作了扼要的介绍。

  26. Remove foil and bake 20 more minutes , until golden brown .

    取下箔纸,再烘烤20分钟,直到变成金褐色。

  27. Whole station room is in of far hill foil below , reflect building and natural accrete .

    整个站房在远山的衬托下,体现建筑与自然的共生。

  28. If you 're somewhere and you don 't have the right size battery , you can use a smaller battery and put aluminum foil in that extra space and it will still work .

    如果你在某个地方,没有合适尺寸的电池,可以使用更小号的电池,用铝箔填充空余的空间,这样也行得通。

  29. A quick design process might involve seven or eight different iterations before a final design is chosen , followed by a process of fine-tuning ( make the title bigger , try a script font , Marketing wants the author in gold foil , etc ) .

    封面设计一般七、八版,运气不好有可能达到50版。通常快速的设计需要7-8个版本的迭代才能选出定稿,之后还需要做一些微调(把标题调大一点儿、换一个正文字体、市场部要求作者的名字用金箔等)。

  30. Applied Research on Machine Vision in Monitoring Surface Quality of Copper Foil

    机器视觉系统在铜箔表面质量监测中的应用研究