foil

US /fɔɪl/
UK /fɔɪl/
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1.

箔, 錫紙

a thin sheet of metal, especially aluminum, used for wrapping food

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Wrap the leftovers tightly in aluminum foil.
把剩菜用鋁箔緊緊包好。
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She covered the dish with foil before putting it in the oven.
她把盤子用箔紙蓋好，然後放進烤箱。
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襯托, 陪襯

a person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes and enhances the qualities of another

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The quiet, thoughtful character served as a perfect foil to the impulsive protagonist.
這個安靜、深思熟慮的角色完美地襯托了衝動的主角。
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His dry wit was a good foil for her exuberant personality.
他那冷峻的幽默感很好地襯托了她活潑的個性。
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花劍, 鈍頭劍

a light, slender sword with a blunt point, used for fencing

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He practiced his lunges with a fencing foil.
他用擊劍花劍練習弓步。
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The fencer saluted with his foil before the match began.
擊劍手在比賽開始前用花劍致敬。
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挫敗, 阻止

prevent (something undesirable) from succeeding

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The police managed to foil the bank robbery.
警方成功挫敗了銀行搶劫案。
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Their plans were foiled by unexpected bad weather.
他們的計畫被突如其來的惡劣天氣挫敗了。
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