• adv. 沖撞著，糾纏著
• adj. 糾纏的，沖撞的

來自短語on foul. foul,犯規(guī)，發(fā)臭。

afoul (adv.)

1809, originally nautical, "in collision or entanglement," from a- (1) + foul (adj.). From 1833 in general sense of "in violent or hostile conflict," mainly in phrases such as run afoul of.

1. The kites were afoul in the wind.

風(fēng)箏在風(fēng)中糾纏一起.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

2. All of them had run afoul of the law at some time or other.

他們所有人都曾觸犯過法律。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The paternal longing ran afoul of her own desire.

父親的愿望和她的心愿相沖突.

來自辭典例句

4. This ran afoul of the law.

這與法律相抵觸.

來自辭典例句

5. The ship ran afoul of the floating seaweed.

船只和漂浮的海草糾纏在一起.

來自辭典例句