| 词组 | foul |
| 释义 | foul [fouled, fouled, fouling] foul out 1. foul out AmE to make more than five mistakes in a game of basketball, by touching or holding another player in a way that is not allowed, with the result that you are not allowed to play in that game: ▪ After having had only three players foul out all year, Tech finished its final game with four players disqualified. 2. foul out AmE if you foul out in the game of baseball, you hit the ball outside the playing area and it is caught by a player on the other team, so that your turn at hitting the ball is over: ▪ Reid fouled out, leaving it to Weber to score the winning run. foul up 1. foul up sth • foul sth up • foul up informal to do something badly or fail at something, especially by making careless mistakes: ▪ I really fouled up the final exam - there's no way I'll pass the class now. ▪ I don't know why you didn't get the letter. Someone in our office must have fouled up. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑screw up spoken informal, ↑mess up informal foul-up informal n C when someone does something badly or fails at something, especially by making careless mistakes: ▪ Prescott pins the blame firmly on foul-ups made by the previous government. 2. foul up sth • foul sth up informal to completely spoil something such as a plan, a situation, or a relationship: ▪ I hope I haven't fouled up all your plans. ▪ Marrying him was the stupidest thing she'd ever done. It fouled up her entire life. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑mess up informal, ruin 3. foul up sth • foul sth up informal to cause an engine, machine, or system to stop working properly: ▪ Bits of rust in the petrol can foul up the engine. ▪ They had problems with the new software, and this fouled up the whole computer system. foul-up informal n C when an engine, machine, or system stops working properly: ▪ delays caused by computer foul-ups |
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