foul

foul

unfair; unclean; rotten; grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome: a foul smell; unfavorable: foul weather
Not to be confused with:fowl – a bird used for food or hunted as game; chicken, turkey, duck, pheasant

foul

F0277600 (foul)adj. foul·er, foul·est 1. a. Offensive to the senses; revolting: "a foul little creature with greedy eyes and slobbering mouth" (J.R.R. Tolkien).b. Having a bad odor or taste: foul breath; food that tasted foul.c. Rotten or putrid: foul meat.2. a. Containing dirt, impurities, or other foreign matter; foul water.b. Clogged or bestrewn with unwanted material: The bay is foul with old sunken vessels.c. Overgrown or encrusted with weeds, barnacles, or other organisms. Used of a ship's bottom.d. Entangled or enwrapped: a foul anchor.3. a. Morally detestable; wicked: foul deeds.b. Vulgar or obscene: foul language.c. Violating accepted standards or rules; dishonorable: used foul means to gain power.4. a. Very disagreeable or displeasing; horrid: a foul movie.b. Inclement or unfavorable: in fair weather or foul.c. Irritable or upset: in a foul mood.5. a. Sports Contrary to the rules of a game or sport: a foul boxing punch.b. Baseball Outside the foul lines: a foul fly ball.6. Marked with editorial changes or corrections: foul copy.7. Archaic Ugly; unattractive.n.1. Abbr. Fa. Sports An infraction or a violation of the rules of play.b. Baseball A foul ball.2. An entanglement or a collision.3. An instance of clogging or obstructing.4. A foul copy of a document.adv. In a foul manner.v. fouled, foul·ing, fouls v.tr.1. To make dirty or foul; pollute. See Synonyms at contaminate.2. To bring into dishonor; besmirch.3. To clog or obstruct.4. To entangle or catch (a rope, for example).5. To encrust (a ship's hull) with foreign matter, such as barnacles.6. a. Sports To commit a foul against.b. Baseball To hit (a ball) outside the foul lines.v.intr.1. To become foul.2. a. Sports To commit a foul.b. Baseball To hit a ball outside the foul lines: fouled twice and then struck out; fouled out to the catcher.3. To become entangled or twisted: The anchor line fouled on a rock.4. To become clogged or obstructed.Phrasal Verbs: foul out Sports To be put out of a game for exceeding the number of permissible fouls. foul up To blunder or cause to blunder because of mistakes or poor judgment.

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[Middle English, from Old English fūl; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots.]

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foul′ly adv.foul′ness n.

foul

(faʊl) adj1. offensive to the senses; revolting2. offensive in odour; stinking3. charged with or full of dirt or offensive matter; filthy4. (of food) putrid; rotten5. morally or spiritually offensive; wicked; vile6. obscene; vulgar: foul language. 7. not in accordance with accepted standards or established rules; unfair: to resort to foul means. 8. (esp of weather) unpleasant or adverse9. blocked or obstructed with dirt or foreign matter: a foul drain. 10. (Nautical Terms) entangled or impeded: a foul anchor. 11. (Nautical Terms) (of the bottom of a vessel) covered with barnacles and other growth that slow forward motion12. informal unsatisfactory or uninteresting; bad: a foul book. 13. archaic uglyn14. (Team Sports, other than specified) sport a. a violation of the rulesb. (as modifier): a foul shot; a foul blow. 15. (Baseball) something foul16. an entanglement or collision, esp in sailing or fishingvb17. to make or become dirty or polluted18. (Nautical Terms) to become or cause to become entangled or snarled19. (tr) to disgrace or dishonour20. to become or cause to become clogged or choked21. (Nautical Terms) (tr) nautical (of underwater growth) to cling to (the bottom of a vessel) so as to slow its motion22. (Team Sports, other than specified) (tr) sport to commit a foul against (an opponent)23. (Baseball) (tr) baseball to hit (a ball) in an illegal manner24. (Team Sports, other than specified) (intr) sport to infringe the rules25. (tr) (of an animal, esp a dog) to defecate on: do not let your dog foul the footpath. 26. (Nautical Terms) to collide with (a boat, etc)adv27. in a foul or unfair manner28. to come into conflict with29. (Nautical Terms) nautical to come into collision with[Old English fūl; related to Old Norse fūll, Gothic fūls smelling offensively, Latin pūs pus, Greek puol pus] ˈfoully adv

foul

(faʊl)

adj. foul•er, foul•est,
adj. 1. grossly offensive to the senses: a foul smell. 2. polluted: foul air. 3. muddy; dirty. 4. clogged with foreign matter: a foul gas jet. 5. inclement: foul weather. 6. impeding navigation, as the wind. 7. morally offensive: a foul deed. 8. profane; obscene: foul language. 9. contrary to the rules or practices, as in a sport. 10. pertaining to a foul ball or a foul line in baseball. 11. obstructed; entangled: a foul anchor. 12. marked with corrections and changes: foul manuscripts. adv. 13. in a foul manner. 14. into foul territory: The ball went foul. n. 15. a collision; entanglement: a foul between racing sculls. 16. a violation of the rules of a sport or game. 17. foul ball. v.t. 18. to defile; soil. 19. to clog; obstruct. 20. to collide with. 21. to cause to become entangled or caught, as a rope. 22. to dishonor: Scandal fouled his good name. 23. to hit (a pitched ball) foul. v.i. 24. to come into collision. 25. to become entangled or clogged. 26. to commit a foul in a sport or game. 27. to hit a foul ball. 28. foul out, a. (of a baseball batter) to make an out by hitting a foul ball that is caught. b. to be expelled from a basketball game for having committed more fouls than are allowed. 29. foul up, to bungle things. [before 900; Middle English ful, foul, Old English fūl] foul′ly, adv. foul′ness, n.

foul

Past participle: fouled
Gerund: fouling

Imperative
foul
foul

Present
I foul
you foul
he/she/it fouls
we foul
you foul
they foul

Preterite
I fouled
you fouled
he/she/it fouled
we fouled
you fouled
they fouled

Present Continuous
I am fouling
you are fouling
he/she/it is fouling
we are fouling
you are fouling
they are fouling

Present Perfect
I have fouled
you have fouled
he/she/it has fouled
we have fouled
you have fouled
they have fouled

Past Continuous
I was fouling
you were fouling
he/she/it was fouling
we were fouling
you were fouling
they were fouling

Past Perfect
I had fouled
you had fouled
he/she/it had fouled
we had fouled
you had fouled
they had fouled

Future
I will foul
you will foul
he/she/it will foul
we will foul
you will foul
they will foul

Future Perfect
I will have fouled
you will have fouled
he/she/it will have fouled
we will have fouled
you will have fouled
they will have fouled

Future Continuous
I will be fouling
you will be fouling
he/she/it will be fouling
we will be fouling
you will be fouling
they will be fouling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fouling
you have been fouling
he/she/it has been fouling
we have been fouling
you have been fouling
they have been fouling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fouling
you will have been fouling
he/she/it will have been fouling
we will have been fouling
you will have been fouling
they will have been fouling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fouling
you had been fouling
he/she/it had been fouling
we had been fouling
you had been fouling
they had been fouling

Conditional
I would foul
you would foul
he/she/it would foul
we would foul
you would foul
they would foul

Past Conditional
I would have fouled
you would have fouled
he/she/it would have fouled
we would have fouled
you would have fouled
they would have fouled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	foul - an act that violates the rules of a sportfoul ball - (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing fieldathletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitioninfringement, violation - an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"personal foul - a foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football)technical foul, technical - (basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play
Verb	1.	foul - hit a foul ballbaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"foul out - baseball: hit a ball such that it is caught from an out in foul territoryhit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
	2.	foul - make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"contaminate, polluteinfect, taint - contaminate with a disease or microorganismbegrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
	3.	foul - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"clog, clog up, congest, choke off, back up, chokegum up - stick together as if with gum; "the inside of the pipe has gummed up"obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"crap up - become obstructed or chocked up; "The drains clogged up"choke up, lug, stuff, block - obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"silt, silt up - become chocked with silt; "The river silted up"
	4.	foul - commit a foul; break the rulesplay - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"hack - kick on the shinshack - kick on the arms
	5.	foul - spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"befoul, maculate, defileattaint, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, shame - bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
	6.	foul - make unclean; "foul the water"begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
	7.	foul - become soiled and dirtychange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
Adj.	1.	foul - highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"loathly, repelling, revolting, skanky, disgustful, disgusting, yucky, distasteful, loathsome, repellant, repellent, wickedoffensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
	2.	foul - offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"fetid, foetid, foul-smelling, funky, ill-scented, smelly, stinking, noisomeill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling - having an unpleasant smell
	3.	foul - violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"unsporting, unsportsmanlike, cheating, dirtyunfair, unjust - not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage"
	4.	foul - (of a baseball) not hit between the foul linesbaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"fair - (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag"
	5.	foul - (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"marked-up, dirtyillegible - (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible; "illegible handwriting"
	6.	foul - characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"cruddy, smutty, filthy, nastydirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"
	7.	foul - disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"filthy, nastydirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"
	8.	foul - especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"afoul, fouledtangled - in a confused mass; "pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes"

foul

adjective1. dirty, rank, offensive, nasty, disgusting, unpleasant, revolting, contaminated, rotten, polluted, stinking, filthy, tainted, grubby, repellent, squalid, repulsive, sullied, grimy, nauseating, loathsome, unclean, impure, grotty (slang), fetid, grungy (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), putrid, malodorous, noisome, scuzzy (slang, chiefly U.S.), skanky (slang), mephitic, olid, yucky or yukky (slang) foul, polluted water
dirty clear, clean, pure2. obscene, crude, indecent, foul-mouthed, low, blue, dirty, gross, abusive, coarse, filthy, vulgar, lewd, profane, blasphemous, scurrilous, smutty, scatological He was sent off for using foul language.3. bad, nasty, unpleasant, filthy, vile, angry, furious He has a foul temper.4. stormy, bad, wild, rough, wet, unpleasant, rainy, murky, windy, foggy, disagreeable, blustery The weather was foul, with heavy hail and snow.5. unfair, illegal, dirty, crooked, shady (informal), fraudulent, unjust, dishonest, unscrupulous, underhand, inequitable, unsportsmanlike a foul tackle6. offensive, bad, base, wrong, evil, notorious, corrupt, vicious, infamous, disgraceful, shameful, vile, immoral, scandalous, wicked, sinful, despicable, heinous, hateful, abhorrent, egregious, abominable, shitty (taboo slang), dishonourable, nefarious, iniquitous, detestable He is accused of all manner of foul deeds.
offensive attractive, decent, pleasant, respectable, admirableverb1. dirty, soil, stain, contaminate, smear, pollute, taint, sully, defile, besmirch, smirch, begrime, besmear sea grass fouled with black tar
dirty clear, clean, cleanse, purge, purify, sanitize2. clog, block, jam, choke The pipe was fouled with grain.3. entangle, catch, twist, snarl, ensnare, tangle up The freighter fouled its propeller in fishing nets.foul something up bungle, spoil, botch, mess up, cock up (Brit. slang), fuck up (offensive taboo slang), make a mess of, mismanage, make a nonsense of, muck up (slang), bodge (informal), make a pig's ear of (informal), put a spanner in the works (Brit. informal), flub (U.S. slang) There are risks that laboratories may foul up these tests.

foul

adjective1. Extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings:atrocious, disgusting, horrid, nasty, nauseating, offensive, repellent, repulsive, revolting, sickening, ugly, unwholesome, vile.2. Having an unpleasant odor:fetid, foul-smelling, malodorous, mephitic, noisome, reeky, stinking.Informal: smelly.3. Heavily soiled; very dirty or unclean:filthy, nasty, squalid, vile.4. Offensive to accepted standards of decency:barnyard, bawdy, broad, coarse, dirty, Fescennine, filthy, gross, lewd, nasty, obscene, profane, ribald, scatologic, scatological, scurrilous, smutty, vulgar.Slang: raunchy.5. So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation:abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched.verb1. To make physically impure:contaminate, defile, poison, pollute.2. To twist together so that separation is difficult:ensnarl, entangle, snarl, tangle.phrasal verb
foul upTo harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess:ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil.Informal: bollix up, muck up.Slang: blow, goof up, louse up, screw up, snafu.Idiom: make a muck of.

Translations

犯规难闻的对...犯规弄脏极不愉快的

foul

(faul) adjective1. (especially of smell or taste) causing disgust. a foul smell. 難聞的 难闻的2. very unpleasant; nasty. a foul mess. 極不愉快的 极不愉快的 noun an action etc which breaks the rules of a game. The other team committed a foul. 犯規 犯规 verb1. to break the rules of a game (against). He fouled his opponent. 對...犯規 对...犯规2. to make dirty, especially with faeces. Dogs often foul the pavement. 弄髒 弄脏foul play a criminal act, especially involving murder. A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play. 暴行(如謀殺等) 暴行（如谋杀等）

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