| 单词 | foiled |
| 释义 | foiled (once / 2646 pages) adj WORD FAMILY foil: foiled, foiling, foils, foliate+/foliate: bifoliate, foliated, foliating, foliation/foliation: foliations USAGE EXAMPLESIn Melbourne, police foiled a “significant” Islamic State-inspired Christmas Day terror plot. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) But a lack of progress in his recovery foiled those plans. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Last month, police foiled a bomb attack near the U.S. Wall Street Journal(Dec 21, 2016) adj disappointingly unsuccessful their foiled attempt to capture Calais Syn defeated, disappointed, discomfited, frustrated, thwarted unsuccessful not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome |
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