foil

noun

1. （尤指包装食物等用的）箔
   metal made into very thin sheets that is used for covering or wrapping things, especially food
   1. aluminium foil
      铝箔
   2. aluminum foil
      铝箔
2. 箔纸（覆有箔的纸）
   paper that is covered in very thin sheets of metal
   1. The chocolates are individually wrapped in gold foil.
      巧克力用金箔纸一颗颗独立包装。
3. 陪衬者；陪衬物
   a person or thing that contrasts with, and therefore emphasizes, the qualities of another person or thing
   1. The pale walls provide a perfect foil for the furniture.
      浅色的墙壁完全衬托出家具的特色。
4. （击剑运动用的）花剑
   a long thin light sword used in the sport of fencing

verb

1. 挫败，阻止，制止（非法活动等）
   to stop sth from happening, especially sth illegal; to prevent sb from doing sth
   1. to foil a plan/crime/plot
      挫败计划 / 犯罪 / 阴谋
   2. Customs officials foiled an attempt to smuggle the paintings out of the country.
      海关关员阻截了一次企图走私画作出境的阴谋。
   3. They were foiled in their attempt to smuggle the paintings.
      他们走私绘画作品的企图未能得逞。

1. N-UNCOUNT (用来包裹食物的)箔(纸)
   Foil consists of sheets of metal as thin as paper. It is used to wrap food in.
   1. Pour cider around the meat and cover with foil.
      在肉周围倒上苹果酒，然后以箔纸覆盖。
   2. ...aluminium foil.
      铝箔
2. VERB 阻止;挫败
   If you foil someone's plan or attempt to do something, for example to commit a crime, you succeed in stopping them from doing what they want.
   1. A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery on a jewellers' by grabbing the raiders' shotgun...
      一位勇敢的警长夺过了意图袭击珠宝店的劫匪手中的猎枪，挫败了这起持械抢劫案。
   2. The idea of building a roof terrace was also foiled by the planning authorities.
      建造一个带棚阳台的想法也被规划局否决了。
3. N-COUNT 陪衬物;烘托者
   If you refer to one thing or person as a foil for another, you approve of the fact that they contrast with each other and go well together, often in a way that makes the second thing or person seem better or less harmful.
   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。
   2. A cold beer is the perfect foil for a curry.
      冰镇啤酒是吃咖喱的绝配。
4. 花剑
   A foil is a thin light sword used in fencing, which has a button on its tip to prevent injury.

1. Pour cider around the meat and cover with foil.
   在肉周围倒上苹果酒，然后以箔纸覆盖。
2. A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery on a jewellers 'by grabbing the raiders' shotgun
   一位勇敢的警长夺过了意图袭击珠宝店的劫匪手中的猎枪，挫败了这起持械抢劫案。
3. The idea of building a roof terrace was also foiled by the planning authorities.
   建造一个带棚阳台的想法也被规划局否决了。
4. 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。
5. A cold beer is the perfect foil for a curry.
   冰镇啤酒是吃咖喱的绝配。
6. Varndell made his own reflector for these shots from a strip of humble kitchen foil.
   瓦恩德尔用一狭条普通的厨房用箔纸自制了反光板来拍摄这些照片。
7. Bake salmon in foil or poach in a light stock for 8-10 minutes.
   用箔纸包烤或用清汤蒸煮三文鱼8至10分钟。
8. He pricks holes in the foil with a pin.
   他用大头针在箔纸上戳一些孔。
9. A hospital is to fit newborn babies with electronic tags to foil kidnappers
   一家医院计划在新生儿身上安置电子追踪器，防止婴儿被拐卖。
10. Dad handed me a big box wrapped in gold foil and tied with a red ribbon.
    爸爸递给我一个用金箔包装、外面扎了根红丝带的大盒子。
11. Wrap the foil over the fish.
    用箔纸把鱼包起来。
12. 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。
13. Milk bottle tops are made of tin foil.
    牛奶瓶盖是锡箔做的。
14. Red flowers must have green leaves as a foil.
    红花要有绿叶衬托。
15. The lake and the hills side by side& each a foil for the other.
    湖光山色，映带左右。
16. On this occasion, he was merely acting as a foil.
    在这个场合里，他只是个陪衬而已。
17. In the play, a wicked old uncle acts as a foil to the noble young prince.
    在剧中，－个坏心肠的老叔父为一高贵的年轻王子作衬托。
18. Seminar topics covered many aspects of narrow and mid-web film, foil and flexible print for packaging.
    研讨会的主题涵盖了狭隘和中网薄膜，箔和灵活的印刷包装的许多方面。
19. Through precise control of welding process parameters, one-side welding enameled wire to copper foil is realized.
    通过对焊接工艺参数进行精密控制，实现了铜箔漆包线的单面直接焊接。
20. Examples of pure metals include copper in electrical wires and aluminum in cooking foil and beverage cans.
    例如电线中的铜和制造烹饪箔及饮料罐的铝。
21. Firstly, load and demands analysis is completed, taking a copper foil factory as an example.
    文章首先以某铜箔厂为对象，对企业负荷和电能质量补偿要求进行了分析。
22. The effects of cold rolling processes on coarse grains of aluminium foil blanks in annealing are studied.
    试验研究了变形程度、道次加工率、润滑等对铝箔坯料退火产生粗大晶粒的影响。
23. He wrapped his sandwiches in tin foil.
    他用锡纸所起了他的三明治。
24. The fatigue failure of working roller in aluminium foil mill was ana1ysed.
    对使用中的铝箔轧机工作辊产生疲劳破裂的因素进行了分析。
25. Last two years I have work on acrylic and gold foil.
    在过去的2年中，我曾经在作品中使用亚克力和金箔材料。
26. DIY Paradise-Cotton, salt, cooked sugar, tin foil, feathers and canvas.
    DIY乐园-棉花，盐，糖煮熟，锡纸，羽毛和帆布。
27. We wrap one in aluminum foil.
    我们用铝箔把其中的一个包起来。
28. The electrolytic copper foil production for printed circuit board in the world has experienced almost fifty years.
    印制电路板用电解铜箔产品在世界上已经历了近五十年的发展历程。
29. Study on high specific capacitance of aluminum foil by multi-arc ion plating system;
    研究了直流电腐蚀对电解电容器阳极铝箔比容的影响。
30. Or, for about a dollar, you can build a solar stove out of aluminum foil and cardboard.
    或者，约一美元，您可以建立一个太阳能炉灶的铝箔和纸板。

  foil frustrate【导航词义：挫败】

  foil v. 〈书〉挫败

〔辨析〕指阻止某人做成坏事。

  frustrate v. 〈书〉挫败，阻挠

〔辨析〕指阻止某人的计划、努力、意图等，使之不能成功，通常用被动语态。

noun

1. a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button

2. a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
   1. the photographic film was wrapped in foil

3. picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base

   Synonym:    transparency

4. 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
   1. the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils

   Synonym:    hydrofoil

5. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
   1. pretty girls like plain friends as foils

   Synonym:    enhancer

verb

1. cover or back with foil
   1. foil mirrors

2. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
   1. What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
   2. foil your opponent

   Synonym:    thwartqueerspoilscotchcrossfrustratebafflebilk

3. enhance by contrast
   1. In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background