foul
adjective uk/faʊl/ us/faʊl/
C1 极其令人不快的；恶劣的
extremely unpleasant
Those toilets smell foul! 那些卫生间太难闻了！
I've had a foul day at work. 我今天工作上很不顺利。
Why are you in such a foul mood this morning? 你今天早晨的情绪怎么这么糟糕？
What foul weather! 多糟糕的天气啊！
Synonyms: abhorrent disgustingicky loathsomenauseatingrepellent repugnant repulsiverevoltingyucky
C1 （言语或语言）脏话连篇的，粗鲁的，下流的
Foul speech or other language is offensive, rude, or shocking.
There's too much foul language on TV these days. 如今电视上脏话连篇。
foul
noun [ C ] uk/faʊl/ us/faʊl/
C2 犯规
an act that is against the rules of a sport
He was sent off for a foul on the French captain. 他因对法国队队长犯规而被罚下场。
（棒球比赛中的）界外
in baseball, a ball that has been hit outside the playing area
foul
verb uk/faʊl/ us/faʊl/
(SPORT)
[ I or T ]犯规
to do something against the rules of a sport
[ I or T ]（棒球比赛中的）界外击球
in baseball, to hit a ball outside the playing area
(MAKE DIRTY)
[ T ] formal弄脏;污染
to spoil or damage something by making it dirty
The oil spill fouled the river and destroyed habitats. 石油泄漏污染了河流，破坏了野生动物聚居地。
Phrasal verb
foul (something) up 搞砸，搞糟
to spoil something by making a mistake or doing something stupid
I don't want David organizing this party after the way he fouled things up last year. 去年戴维把聚会搞砸了，今年的聚会我不想让他组织。