| 词汇 | foiled |
| 释义 | foiled past simple and past participle offoil foil verb[ T ] uk /fɔɪl/ us /fɔɪl/ to prevent someone or something from being successful: 挫败，阻止，制止 The prisoners' attempt to escape was foiled at the last minute when police received a tip-off.由于警方收到密报，囚犯的越狱企图在最后一刻被挫败。 Synonym thwart to prevent something from happening preventVaccination will prevent the spread of the disease. avoidLabel the boxes to avoid confusion. stopThis should stop any further trouble. avertWe had to act quickly to avert disaster. prohibitBehavioural problems in the classroom prohibit learning. checkChildren are being vaccinated in an attempt to check the spread of the disease. Preventing and impeding anti-drug anti-jamming avoid avoidable avoidably bottleneck derail fireproof guard against something hamper hang have someone/something hanging round your neckidiom head off preclusive prejudice prevent preventable preventative scuttle smother Examples of foiledfoiled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. When the degree of natural variation turned out to be much greater than expected, we were foiled. Any attempts to introduce interesting new methods of assessment and testing were foiled by limitations in the memory size and processing speed of the computers. In the field of architecture where advancement through research is foiled by minuscule sponsorship, progress is also minuscule. But the committee's efforts were foiled by a struggle between private and public interests that would plague burial reform throughout most of the nineteenth century. If our view is ambition-sensitive, we need to establish whether and why we care particularly about ambitions foiled by disability compared with other obstacles to opportunity, such as involuntary unemployment. Fraud will not be foiled, however, unless witnesses certify in front of a lawyer or are contacted before an advance directive is acted on. He has, one might suppose, been foiled by her action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all know that the one question can easily be foiled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many attacks have been foiled by the courage and expertise of the security forces. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clearly, we receive evidence from time to time that risks are foiled by the early action that is now taken and the vigilance that exists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Prompt and determined action by the four supervising officers foiled this attempt and the prisoners were removed to the cells. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were foiled in their attempt to do anything under the basic treaties, so they invented a new mechanism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Roughly one-third of 200 hijack attempts in the last ten years have been foiled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the technology was foiled when the claimants filled their bare fields with plastic olive trees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The lecture was concluded with an attack on the platform which was foiled by the police. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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