fall foul

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To collide; to conflict with; to attack (+ on, of, upon) archaic,idiomatic
    — If they be any ways offended, […]they fall foul.
  2. To be defeated or thwarted (by); to suffer (+ of) idiomatic
    — Sky News fell foul of its own woolly reporting on Tuesday, when it reported "human remains" had been found on Saddleworth Moor. Ever keen to spin a good yarn, they immediately linked the story to moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley - only for the police to emerge seven hours later and announce that, after very careful inspection, they could confirm the carcass was not human …

词形变化

falls foul present,singular,third-person falling foul participle,present fell foul past fallen foul participle,past
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