afoul

英 [əˈfaʊl]      美 [əˈfaʊl]
  • adv. 冲撞着,纠缠着
  • adj. 纠缠的,冲撞的
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记忆单词“afoul”可以采用以下方法:

想象一个物体(如球)不小心撞到了障碍物(如墙壁),因此变得“afoul”即陷入障碍。这种方法通过情景联想帮助记忆,使得“afoul”与陷入困境或冲突的情景相联系。

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afoul 抵触

来自短语on foul. foul,犯规,发臭。

afoul (adv.)
1809, originally nautical, "in collision or entanglement," from a- (1) + foul (adj.). From 1833 in general sense of "in violent or hostile conflict," mainly in phrases such as run afoul of.
1. The kites were afoul in the wind.
风筝在风中纠缠一起.
2. All of them had run afoul of the law at some time or other.
他们所有人都曾触犯过法律。
3. The paternal longing ran afoul of her own desire.
父亲的愿望和她的心愿相冲突.
4. This ran afoul of the law.
这与法律相抵触.
5. The ship ran afoul of the floating seaweed.
船只和漂浮的海草纠缠在一起.