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单词 foiled
释义

foiled

adjective

ˈfȯi(-ə)ld How to pronounce foiled (audio)
: ornamented with foils
a foiled arch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The attacks have intensified this month during the first big Pride events since pandemic restrictions were lifted, most notably with the white nationalist Patriot Front’s foiled attempt to disrupt a celebration in northern Idaho. Hannah Allam, Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2022 The attacks have intensified this month during the first big Pride events since pandemic restrictions were lifted, most notably with the white nationalist Patriot Front’s foiled attempt to disrupt a celebration in northern Idaho. Hannah Allam, Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2022 The attacks have intensified this month during the first big Pride events since pandemic restrictions were lifted, most notably with the white nationalist Patriot Front’s foiled attempt to disrupt a celebration in northern Idaho. Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 17 June 2022 The attacks have intensified this month during the first big Pride events since pandemic restrictions were lifted, most notably with the white nationalist Patriot Front’s foiled attempt to disrupt a celebration in northern Idaho. Hannah Allam, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022 Even after news broke of the foiled assassination attempt, protesters gathered Wednesday evening to picket outside his home. The Editors, National Review, 9 June 2022 In one of The Batman‘s final scenes, a foiled and jailed Riddler (Paul Dano) talks with an unseen figure in prison played by Barry Keoghan. Eliana Dockterman, Time, 3 Mar. 2022 Regime officials are humiliated that this latest foiled plot makes the regime look like a bumbling failure. Masih Alinejad, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022 The alleged foiled plot and the arrests of the men were announced by Smith two days after a 21-year-old man allegedly shot and killed seven people and wounded dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

foiled

verb

past tense of foil
as in thwarted
to prevent from achieving a goal in popular fiction the hero will always foil the villain's plans

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • thwarted
  • frustrated
  • hampered
  • baffled
  • defeated
  • balked
  • stopped
  • prevented
  • hindered
  • halted
  • discomfited
  • checkmated
  • impeded
  • beat
  • arrested
  • blocked
  • overcame
  • obstructed
  • stalled
  • handicapped
  • averted
  • forestalled
  • tied up
  • barred
  • checked
  • inhibited
  • shackled
  • hobbled
  • precluded
  • neutralized
  • nullified
  • encumbered
  • set back
  • clogged
  • fettered
  • held back
  • manacled
  • counteracted
  • conquered
  • offset
  • obviated
  • negated
  • trammelled
  • short-circuited
  • trammeled
  • interfered (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • aided
  • encouraged
  • forwarded
  • assisted
  • promoted
  • advanced
  • cultivated
  • fostered
  • furthered
  • facilitated
  • nurtured
  • abetted
  • smoothed
  • eased
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