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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8897 COCA: 6713

foil

Word family
Related topics: Food, Other sports
foil1 /fɔɪl/ ●○○ noun  
1 chocolate.jpg [uncountableU]DF metal sheets that are as thin as paper, used for wrapping food 〔包裹食物用的〕箔
silver/aluminium/kitchen foil
 Cover the chicken with silver foil and bake.
用银箔把鸡肉包起来烘烤。
tinfoil
2 [uncountableU]DF paper that is covered with very thin sheets of metal 箔纸
 chocolates in foil wrappers
箔纸包的巧克力
3 be a foil to/for somebody/something DIFFERENTto emphasize the good qualities of another person or thing, by being very different from them 衬托出某人/某物,作为某人/某物的陪衬
 The simple stone floor is the perfect foil for the brightly coloured furnishings.
朴素的石材地板完美地衬托出色彩鲜艳的家具。
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4. [countableC]DSO a light narrow sword used in fencing 〔击剑中的〕轻剑,花剑
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foil2 verb [transitiveT]  
PREVENTto prevent something bad that someone is planning to do 挫败,阻止
 A massive arms-smuggling plan has been foiled by the CIA.
一项大规模的军火走私计划已被中央情报局挫败。
nGrammar
Foil is often used in the passive.
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Origin foil1
(1300-1400) Old French Latin folium leaf
foil2
(1300-1400) French fouler to step on
foil1 nounfoil2 verbn GRAMMAR1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8897 COCA: 6713
foil

noun¹

1metal in a thin sheet金屬薄片ADJECTIVE | ... OF FOIL | VERB + FOIL ADJECTIVEaluminium, aluminum, gold, silver, tin鋁箔;金箔;銀箔;錫箔kitchen (BrE) 廚用箔... OF FOILpiece, sheet一片箔;一張箔roll一捲箔VERB + FOILcover sth with, wrap sth in用箔覆蓋⋯;用箔包裹⋯I wrapped the sandwiches in foil.我用箔紙把三明治包起來。
foil

noun²

2sth that shows off the qualities of sth else襯托物ADJECTIVE | VERB + FOIL | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEgood, ideal, perfect不錯的/理想的/完美的陪襯VERB + FOILbe, provide成為襯托物PREPOSITIONas a foil作為襯托物She has used mosses as a foil for the bright red flowers in the bed.她用苔蘚來襯托花壇中紅豔豔的花。foil for, foil to⋯的陪襯The couple provided the perfect foil for one another.這對夫婦非常般配。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8897 COCA: 6713
foil verb
thwart
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8897 COCA: 6713
foil
Comparison and comparisons: comparison, perspective, parallel...
Fencing: épée, fence, fencer...
To stop someone doing something: stop, prevent, check...

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