Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6849
foul
脏的；污秽的
核心释义
Dirty; covered with unclean matter.
- 1.
覆盖或含有不洁物质；肮脏的
Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
- 2.
淫秽、粗俗或辱骂的
Obscene, vulgar or abusive.
- 3.
可憎的,不愉快的,令人厌恶的
Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.
- 4.
令人厌恶的,令人反感的；引起厌恶的
Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
- 5.
不愉快的,暴风雨或下雨的(天气)
Unpleasant, stormy or rainy. (of the weather)
- 6.
不诚实的或不符合游戏、冲突、测试等的既定规则和习俗的
Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
- 7.
纠缠在一起,因此限制了自由移动,不清晰
Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.
- 8.
(与“of”连用)位于、在或靠近(指定区域),以至于阻碍它
(with "of") Positioned on, in, or near enough to (a specified area) so as to obstruct it.
- 9.
在界线之外；在犯规区域
Outside of the base lines; in foul territory.
下流的；猥亵的；辱骂性的；令人厌恶的；令人作呕的；犯规的；不正当的；（天气）恶劣的；有暴风雨的；（棒球）界外的
用法In use
The referee called a foul play because the player tripped his opponent.
用法提示：形容词“犯规的”表示违反体育规则。
The kitchen smelled foul after the garbage hadn't been taken out for days.
用法提示：形容词“难闻的”表示气味恶劣。
He used foul language when he got angry during the argument.
用法提示：形容词“粗鄙的”表示语言下流冒犯。
be foul with sth
表示被某物弄脏或污染。
The river was foul with industrial waste.
这条河流被工业废物污染了。
foul + noun
常用搭配：foul smell（恶臭）、foul mood（坏心情）、foul weather（恶劣天气）。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- foul play
- 犯规行为；暴行
- The police suspect foul play in his disappearance.警方怀疑他的失踪涉及犯罪行为。
- foul smell
- 恶臭
- There was a foul smell coming from the garbage bin.垃圾箱里传来一股恶臭。
- foul language
- 脏话；下流语言
- He was warned not to use foul language in the classroom.他被警告不要在教室里说脏话。
- foul mood
- 心情不好；坏脾气
- She has been in a foul mood all day.她一整天心情都很糟。
- foul weather
- 恶劣天气
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音'发呕'，闻到恶臭或看到肮脏的东西就想吐。
语境与语域Context & Register
该词多用于体育比赛描述犯规行为，也常用于形容气味恶臭或言语下流，不同含义的使用场景和语气强弱有差异。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'foul' (pronounced /faʊl/), sharing the same stressed vowel and following sounds. Note that words like 'soul' (/soʊl/) and 'droll' (/droʊl/) are lookalikes but do NOT rhyme because their vowel is the 'long o' sound /oʊ/ instead of /aʊ/.
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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