afoul

afoul

英 [ə'faʊl]
　　美 [ə'faʊl]

adv. 沖撞著，糾纏著
　　adj. 糾纏的，沖撞的

中文詞源：

afoul 抵觸

來自短語on foul. foul,犯規，發臭。

例句：

1. The kites were afoul in the wind.
風箏在風中糾纏一起.

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。

3. The paternal longing ran afoul of her own desire.
父親的願望和她的心願相沖突.

4. This ran afoul of the law.
這與法律相抵觸.

5. The ship ran afoul of the floating seaweed.
船隻和漂浮的海草糾纏在一起.