Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6849

foul

/faʊl/

noun

犯规

An act that breaks the rules of a game or sport, especially by making illegal contact with an opponent.

1.
A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.
违反比赛规则,尤其是涉及与对方球员的不当接触以获得优势；例如,在足球中绊倒某人,或在篮球中任何形式的接触
2.
an act that violates the rules of a sport
违反体育规则的行为
3.
A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released the ball.
投球手在释放球之前与球道的(通常是意外的)接触
4.
A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines.
界外球,击出界线外的球
5.
A tangle or entanglement.
纠缠或缠结

界外球；（保龄球）投球前触碰球道；纠缠；纠葛；违反比赛规则,尤其是涉及与对方球员的不当接触以获得优势；例如,在足球中绊倒某人,或在篮球中任何形式的接触；违反体育规则的行为

In use

The referee called a foul on the defender for pushing the attacker.

裁判判罚防守队员推人犯规。

He committed a foul by tripping his opponent during the match.

他在比赛中绊倒对手，造成犯规。

The player received a yellow card for a dangerous foul.

该球员因危险犯规被出示黄牌。

commit a foul: 犯规; He committed a foul and gave away a penalty.他犯了规，送给了对方一个点球。
personal foul: 个人犯规; The player picked up his fifth personal foul and had to leave the game.这名球员领到了第五次个人犯规，不得不离场。
technical foul: 技术犯规; Arguing with the referee can result in a technical foul.与裁判争吵可能导致技术犯规。
intentional foul: 故意犯规; The defender committed an intentional foul to stop the fast break.防守队员故意犯规以阻止快攻。
flagrant foul: 恶意犯规; He was ejected after a flagrant foul.他因一次恶意犯规被罚出场。
call a foul

同音联想：foul 和 fowl（家禽）同音，想象一只鸡在球场上撞倒球员，裁判吹哨判犯规。

语域：neutral 常见场景：体育比赛规则讨论、裁判判罚、足球/篮球等运动解说、棒球（界外球）、保龄球（踩线）作为名词，该词多用于体育场景，正式规则说明和口语解说中都自然；具体指犯规、界外球还是保龄球踩线，要结合运动项目判断。

这些词都以 /aʊl/ 结尾，与 foul 押韵（其中 fowl 与 foul 同音、拼写不同）。注意拼写相似的 soul /soʊl/（灵魂）和 would /wʊd/（将）不是 /aʊl/ 音，别类推。

Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。

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