foils
foils — 名詞
1. an extremely thin layer of metal, often wrapped around food so it stays fresh.
鋁箔紙
包食物保鮮的薄金屬片
an extremely thin layer of metal, often wrapped around food so it stays fresh.
Salma wrapped the warm corn in foil before packing the picnic basket.
Salma 把熱玉米包進鋁箔紙後，才放進野餐籃。
wrap food in foil to keep it fresh
The baker covered the pie with foil when the crust browned too fast.
派皮上色太快時，那位烘焙師就用鋁箔紙把派蓋住。
Dad tore a strip of foil to cover the lunch box.
爸爸撕下一條鋁箔紙，蓋住便當盒。
Ayana folded the foil over the fish before it went into the oven.
Ayana 把鋁箔紙折到魚上面，才把它送進烤箱。
- sheet metal
broader and often thicker than this everyday wrapping material
- aluminum foil
the most common household type of this material
文法句型
wrap food in foil
cover something with foil
a sheet of foil
用法筆記
Usually refers to kitchen wrapping material. Distinguish it from sense 2, where each foil is a separate piece wrapped around hair during coloring.
2. a small piece of thin metal or paper folded around a section of hair while its c
染髮箔片
染髮時包住髮束的薄片
a small piece of thin metal or paper folded around a section of hair while its color is changed.
Élise stacked clean foils beside the chair before the color appointment.
Élise 在染髮預約前，把乾淨的染髮箔片疊在椅子旁。
foils used before a hair-color appointment
The stylist slid fresh foils under Mira's curls to add pale streaks.
那位設計師把新的染髮箔片滑到 Mira 的捲髮下，好加上淡色挑染。
By noon, silver foils covered half the bride's hair at the salon.
到中午時，那位新娘有一半的頭髮都包著銀色染髮箔片。
Anjali peeked at the foils while the dye warmed beside the mirror.
Anjali 看著那些染髮箔片，同時等染劑在鏡旁慢慢作用。
文法句型
put foils in someone's hair
slide a foil under a section of hair
用法筆記
Used in salons when small sections of hair are wrapped during coloring. Unlike sense 1, these foils are single pieces placed around hair, not general food wrapping material.
3. a person or thing that makes someone else's qualities stand out because they are
陪襯；對照物
因差異而突顯他者的人或物
a person or thing that makes someone else's qualities stand out because they are so different.
Kenji's quiet kindness made Omar's rude jokes a harsh foil.
Kenji 安靜的善意，反而把 Omar 粗魯的玩笑襯成了刺眼的陪襯。
a foil that makes another quality stand out
The bare stone wall was a perfect foil for the bright mural.
那面光禿的石牆成了那幅亮色壁畫的完美對照物。
Ryan served as a comic foil to the captain's serious speeches.
Ryan 成了隊長嚴肅演說旁的喜劇陪襯。
The plain white plate became a foil for the red summer berries.
那只素白盤子成了紅色夏季莓果的好陪襯。
- contrast
focuses on difference itself, not the person or thing creating it
- counterpart
can mean a matching partner, not necessarily one that highlights difference
文法句型
a foil for something
serve as a foil to someone
用法筆記
Often used when one person, object, or style makes another stand out more clearly. This sense is about contrast, not metal or fencing equipment.
4. a light narrow sword used in fencing.
鈍劍
擊劍比賽用的輕細劍
a light narrow sword used in fencing.
Arjun practiced lunges with a foil before the school fencing match.
Arjun 在學校擊劍比賽前，先拿著鈍劍練習弓步。
practice with a foil in fencing
The coach checked each foil for loose wires after the tournament.
那位教練在賽後檢查每把鈍劍有沒有鬆掉的導線。
Christopher bent his foil slightly when he hit the metal guard.
Christopher 打到金屬護手時，把自己的鈍劍微微弄彎了。
Two beginners borrowed foils from the club on their first night.
兩個初學者在第一晚從社團借了鈍劍。
文法句型
fence with a foil
pick up a foil
用法筆記
Names the weapon rather than the sport. It is the light flexible sword used in one kind of fencing event.
foils — 動詞
1. to stop a plan, attempt, or attack from succeeding.
挫敗；阻撓
使計畫或努力無法成功
to stop a plan, attempt, or attack from succeeding.
Quick action by nurses foiled the thief before he reached the exit.
護理師們反應很快，在那名小偷跑到出口前就挫敗了他。
foil a crime before it succeeds
Heavy rain foiled our plan to show films in the park.
大雨阻撓了我們在公園放映電影的計畫。
Security cameras foiled two late-night break-ins at the pharmacy.
監視器挫敗了那家藥局兩起深夜闖入事件。
The goalkeeper's outstretched foot foiled Ezra's final shot.
守門員伸出去的那隻腳，挫敗了 Ezra 最後一腳射門。
- enable
means to make success possible rather than stopping it
文法句型
foil a plan
foil an escape
foil an attack
用法筆記
Often used for plans, crimes, attacks, or escape attempts. It suggests that the effort failed, not simply that it was delayed.
2. to put a layer of metal foil on the back or surface of something.
覆箔
在表面貼上一層金屬箔
to put a layer of metal foil on the back or surface of something.
The printer foiled the wedding cards with a thin gold border.
那位印刷師替婚禮卡片覆箔，加上一圈薄金邊。
foil an object with a decorative metal layer
Workers foiled the chocolate boxes before stacking them in cases.
工人先替巧克力盒覆箔，才把它們疊進外箱。
At the workshop, Sari foiled the sign so it shone in sunlight.
在工作坊裡，Sari 把招牌覆箔，讓它在陽光下會發亮。
The decorator foiled each menu cover with silver at the corners.
那位裝飾師在每份菜單封面的角落覆上銀箔。
文法句型
foil a card
foil a box
foil a sign
用法筆記
Usually appears in printing, packaging, or decoration. It means adding a foil layer to a surface, not stopping someone's plans as in sense 1.