Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6849
foul
脏的；污秽的
Dirty; covered with unclean matter.
- 1.
Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
覆盖或含有不洁物质；肮脏的
- 2.
Obscene, vulgar or abusive.
淫秽、粗俗或辱骂的
- 3.
Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.
可憎的,不愉快的,令人厌恶的
- 4.
Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
令人厌恶的,令人反感的；引起厌恶的
- 5.
Unpleasant, stormy or rainy. (of the weather)
不愉快的,暴风雨或下雨的(天气)
- 6.
Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
不诚实的或不符合游戏、冲突、测试等的既定规则和习俗的
- 7.
Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.
纠缠在一起,因此限制了自由移动,不清晰
- 8.
(with "of") Positioned on, in, or near enough to (a specified area) so as to obstruct it.
(与“of”连用)位于、在或靠近(指定区域),以至于阻碍它
- 9.
Outside of the base lines; in foul territory.
在界线之外；在犯规区域
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
In use
The referee called a foul play because the player tripped his opponent.
The kitchen smelled foul after the garbage hadn't been taken out for days.
He used foul language when he got angry during the argument.
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）。
A foul odor came from the garbage.
垃圾堆传来恶臭。
it is foul to do sth
表示道德上令人厌恶或不可接受。
It is foul to cheat in exams.
Connections
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
- Foul weather caused the flight to be delayed.恶劣天气导致航班延误。
- foul ball
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音'发呕'，闻到恶臭或看到肮脏的东西就想吐。
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。
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/.
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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