foil
英 [fɔɪl]
美[fɔɪl]
- vt. 衬托；阻止，挡开；挫败；贴箔于
- n. 箔，金属薄片；衬托，烘托；叶形片
- abbr. 面向文件的翻译语言（file-Oriented interpretive language）
- n. (Foil)人名；(英)福伊尔
英英释意
- 1. a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal;
- "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"
- 2. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities;
- "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"
- 3. a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through;
- "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"
- 4. picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
- 5. a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
双语例句
- 1. He thought of her serenity as a foil for his intemperance.
- 在他看来，她的平静反衬出了他的放纵。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Wrap the foil over the fish.
- 用箔纸把鱼包起来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Cover the chicken loosely with foil.
- 用锡箔把鸡肉松松地盖起来。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. The chocolates are individually wrapped in gold foil.
- 巧克力用金箔纸一颗颗独立包装。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. An ugly woman serves as a foil to a pretty girl.
- 一个丑女人可以将美丽的姑娘反衬得更加漂亮.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》