Word · Frequency #8897
foils
挫败；阻止；使落空
foils is the third person singular of foil.
To prevent someone or something from succeeding or being accomplished.
- 1.
To apply the FOIL algorithm to.
应用FOIL算法
- 2.
To cover or wrap with foil.
用箔覆盖或包裹。
- 3.
To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
阻止(某事)完成。
- 4.
To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
展开两个或多个代数表达式(通常是二项式)的乘积。
- 5.
To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
阻止(某人)完成某事。
- 6.
To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
使变钝；削弱；破坏。
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。
In use
The security guard foiled the robbery by alerting the police in time.
Her quick thinking foiled the hacker's attempt to access the data.
The new security system foils any unauthorized entry.
Verb forms
base foil · third person foils · -ing foiling · past foiled · past participle foiled
规则动词
Connections
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
- The defending champion foiled his opponent's bid for the title.卫冕冠军挫败了对手争夺冠军的尝试。
- foil someone's efforts
Learner notes
Memory Tip
foil（挫败）谐音“废了”，计划被挫败，就废了。
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。
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.
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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