foiled

IPA/fɔɪl/
KK[fˈɔɪld]IPA/fɔɪl/

foiled — 動詞

  • 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

挫敗

使計畫或行動失敗

to stop a person, plan, or attack from succeeding

例句

Police foiled the bank robbery before the doors opened.

警方在銀行開門前就挫敗了那起搶案。

foil + robbery

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

Mina 及時打電話，挫敗了針對她祖父的詐騙。

foil + scam

常見搭配
  • foil a plan
  • foil an attempt
  • foil a robbery
  • foil an attack
  • foil an escape
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 — 形容詞

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • foil a plan
  • foil an attack
  • foiled wedding cards
  • foiled cover