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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。
脏的；污秽的
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脏的；污秽的
Dirty; covered with unclean matter.
The river was foul with industrial waste.
这条河流被工业废物污染了。
覆盖或含有不洁物质；肮脏的
Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
淫秽、粗俗或辱骂的
Obscene, vulgar or abusive.
可憎的,不愉快的,令人厌恶的
Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.
令人厌恶的,令人反感的；引起厌恶的
Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
The referee called a foul play because the player tripped his opponent.
裁判因为球员绊倒对手而判定犯规行为。
The kitchen smelled foul after the garbage hadn't been taken out for days.
厨房因垃圾几天没倒而散发出难闻的气味。
He used foul language when he got angry during the argument.
他在争论中生气时说了脏话。
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。
常用搭配：foul smell（恶臭）、foul mood（坏心情）、foul weather（恶劣天气）。
A foul odor came from the garbage.
垃圾堆传来恶臭。
表示道德上令人厌恶或不可接受。
It is foul to cheat in exams.
考试作弊是恶劣的行为。
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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。
恶臭
There was a foul smell coming from the garbage bin.
垃圾箱里传来一股恶臭。
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。
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。
恶劣天气
Foul weather caused the flight to be delayed.
恶劣天气导致航班延误。
界外球
He hit a foul ball into the stands.
他打了一个界外球飞向看台。
与…冲突；违反
If you fall foul of the law, you may face serious consequences.
如果你触犯法律，可能会面临严重后果。
犯规行为；不正当行为（尤指犯罪）
The police suspect foul play in the disappearance of the man.
警方怀疑该男子的失踪涉及不正当行为。
搞糟；弄乱
I really fouled up my exam by not studying enough.
我因为没好好学习，把考试搞砸了。
美即是丑，丑即是美
The situation smelled foul, just like the witches' chant.
这种情况看起来很可疑，就像女巫的咒语一样。
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谐音'发呕'，闻到恶臭或看到肮脏的东西就想吐。
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。
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/.
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