foiled

IPA/fɔɪl/
KK[fˈɔɪld]IPA/fɔɪl/

foiled — verb

  • foiledpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • foileds3rd person singular
  • foileding-ing form
  • foilededpast simple

1. to stop a person, plan, or attack from succeeding

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to stop a person, plan, or attack from succeeding

例句

Police foiled the bank robbery before the doors opened.

foil + robbery

Mina's quick call foiled the scam against her grandfather.

foil + scam

同義詞
  • thwart

    slightly more formal and often focused on frustrating a plan

  • stop

    broader everyday word that does not always suggest a hidden plan

  • block

    often emphasizes getting in the way physically or practically

反義詞
  • enable

    suggests making success possible instead of preventing it

  • help

    means giving support rather than stopping an action

文法句型

foil a plan

foil an attempt

be foiled by + noun

用法筆記

The object is usually a plan, attack, escape, scam, or similar action. This sense is especially common in news-style reports about stopping something before it works.

常見錯誤

❌The police foiled from robbing the store.
✅The police foiled the robbery.
💡foil takes the plan or act as its object, not from + verb-ing.

foiled — adjective