foul /faul/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) an act that violates the rules of a sport
• (v.) hit a foul ball
• (v.) commit a foul; break the rules

Chinese translation

• a. 污秽的, 邪恶的, 恶臭的, 肮脏的, 恶劣的, 淤塞的
• vt. 弄脏, 妨害, 污蔑, 犯规, 淤塞
• vi. 腐烂, 犯规, 缠结

Word details

Part of speech

adjective / verb

Pronunciation

/faul/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.05 · Super Rare

Word forms

fouling, fouled, fouls, fouler, foulest

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