fall foul

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

fallen foul falling foul falls foul 三单 falls foul fell foul falling foul 现在分词 fell foul 过去式 fallen foul 过去式 fallen foul 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To collide; to conflict with; to attack (+ on, of, upon)

    古体 习语
  2. 2.

    To be defeated or thwarted (by); to suffer (+ of)

    习语

    Sky News fell foul of its own woolly reporting on Tuesday, when it reported "human remains" had been found on Saddleworth Moor. Ever keen to spin a good yarn, they immediately linked the story to moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley - only for the police to emerge seven hours later and announce that, after very careful inspection, they could confirm the carcass was not human …