foil
noun
verb
fɔɪl
noun
1
metal
sheets
that
are
as
thin
as
paper,
used
for
wrapping
food
〔包裹食品用的〕箔
U
silver/aluminium/kitchen
foil
Cover
the
chicken
with
silver
foil
and
bake.
用银箔把鸡肉包起来烘烤。
2
paper
that
is
covered
with
very
thin
sheets
of
metal
箔纸
U
chocolates
in
foil
wrappers
箔纸包的巧克力
3
be a foil to/for sb/sth
to
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这些色彩鲜艳的家具。
4
a
light
narrow
sword
used
in
FENCING
〔击剑中的〕轻剑，花剑
C
verb
5
to
prevent
something
bad
that
someone
is
planning
to
do
挫败
A
massive
arms-smuggling
plan
has
been
foiled
by
the
CIA.
一个大规模的军火走私计划被中央情报局挫败了。