英语词组cry foul是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

idiomcry foulto show publicly that you are angry or upset because something is being done in an unacceptable way or someone is being treated unfairly ◆ often used in newspapers, on television news etc:A black man was arrested in Florida for calling a police officer a "white cracker". Civil libertarians are crying foul, saying police abused the law. These journalists cried foul at the start of the Gulf War because they weren't allowed to fly in when it started. Wouldn't a good reporter have been there already?

cry foul

To protest against something that has happened. A: "How could you go through my things without asking?" B: "Oh, don't cry foul—I was just looking for my sweater and I found it. It's not a big deal." Dad cried foul when I forgot to put gas in his car after borrowing it.

cry foul

protest strongly about a real or imagined wrong or injustice.

Foul in this context means foul play , a violation of the rules of a game to which attention is drawn by shouting ‘foul!’

1998 Times She can't cry foul when subjected to fair and standard competition.

ˌcry ˈfoul

(informal) complain that somebody else has done something wrong or unfair: When the Labour party candidate didn’t win the election, he cried foul and demanded a recount.

In sport, a foul is an action that is against the rules of the game.

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释义	idiomcry foulto show publicly that you are angry or upset because something is being done in an unacceptable way or someone is being treated unfairly ◆ often used in newspapers, on television news etc:A black man was arrested in Florida for calling a police officer a "white cracker". Civil libertarians are crying foul, saying police abused the law. These journalists cried foul at the start of the Gulf War because they weren't allowed to fly in when it started. Wouldn't a good reporter have been there already? cry foul To protest against something that has happened. A: "How could you go through my things without asking?" B: "Oh, don't cry foul—I was just looking for my sweater and I found it. It's not a big deal." Dad cried foul when I forgot to put gas in his car after borrowing it. cry foul protest strongly about a real or imagined wrong or injustice. Foul in this context means foul play , a violation of the rules of a game to which attention is drawn by shouting ‘foul!’ 1998 Times She can't cry foul when subjected to fair and standard competition. ˌcry ˈfoul (informal) complain that somebody else has done something wrong or unfair: When the Labour party candidate didn’t win the election, he cried foul and demanded a recount. In sport, a foul is an action that is against the rules of the game.
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