Word · Frequency #8897
foil
挫败；阻止；使落空
核心释义
To prevent someone or something from succeeding or being accomplished.
- 1.
应用FOIL算法
To apply the FOIL algorithm to.
- 2.
用箔覆盖或包裹。
To cover or wrap with foil.
- 3.
阻止(某事)完成。
To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
- 4.
展开两个或多个代数表达式(通常是二项式)的乘积。
To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
- 5.
阻止(某人)完成某事。
To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
- 6.
使变钝；削弱；破坏。
To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
用箔覆盖；包上锡纸；（用FOIL法）展开（二项式等）；使变钝；削弱；破坏；应用FOIL算法；用箔覆盖或包裹。
用法In use
The security guard foiled the robbery by alerting the police in time.
用法提示：foil用作动词，意为'挫败'，过去式foiled表示成功阻止。
Her quick thinking foiled the hacker's attempt to access the data.
用法提示：foil用作动词，过去式foiled，意为'挫败'。
The new security system foils any unauthorized entry.
用法提示：foil用作动词，第三人称单数foils，意为'阻止'。
foil sth
常接 plan、attempt、plot、robbery 等表示计划或企图的名词作宾语。
The police foiled the robbery before it could happen.
警方在抢劫发生前就挫败了它。
foil sb
宾语也可以是人，表示阻止某人得逞。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- foil a plan
- 挫败一项计划
- The police foiled the terrorists' plan.警方挫败了恐怖分子的计划。
- foil an attempt
- 挫败一次企图
- Security guards foiled the robbery attempt.保安人员挫败了抢劫企图。
- foil a plot
- 挫败一个阴谋
- The intelligence agency foiled the plot to assassinate the president.情报机构挫败了刺杀总统的阴谋。
- foil a robbery
- 阻止抢劫
- Quick action by the bank teller foiled the robbery.银行出纳员的迅速行动阻止了抢劫。
- foil a bid
- 挫败一次尝试/出价
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
foil（挫败）谐音“废了”，计划被挫败，就废了。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：体育、正式 此处foil用作动词，意为"挫败、阻止"。该用法比较正式，通常出现在书面语或体育、军事等领域的报道中。日常会话中较少直接使用，多用stop、prevent等更通俗的词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the 'oil' ending and have the same pronunciation as the stressed part of 'foil' (IPA /fɒil/). There are no common lookalikes that differ in sound for this pattern.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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