-foilings的不同词性形态
|noun|
1.A leaf-shaped curve formed by the cusping of an arch or circle.
2.A light, blunt-edged fencing sword with a button on its point.
‘What is the compelling reason for beginning your fencing career with the foil?’
‘Indeed Veeru's Napier thrust looked just the foil to Rahul's rapier thrust.’
3.A person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes and enhances the qualities of another.
‘his white cravat was a perfect foil for his bronzed features’
‘It provides a perfect foil for the more lively Donaghy's bar.’
4.A setback in an enterprise; a defeat.
5.A thin leaf of metal placed under a precious stone to increase its brilliance.
‘Metal foils are available, with embossed aluminum most popular.’
‘All work is done by hand and no dyes or stencils are used to trace the pattern or to cut foils,’ says Indu.’
6.Each of the structures fitted to a hydrofoil’s hull to lift it clear of the water at speed.
‘The greater the pressure, the smaller the diameter the ruptured foil would be.’
‘The flow lines are compressed, and the pressure beneath the foil is increased.’
7.Metal hammered or rolled into a thin flexible sheet, used chiefly for covering or wrapping food.
‘aluminium foil’
‘And as well as wrapping the turkey in foil this year, some people tried doing the same with their sets.’
8.The track or scent of a hunted animal.
|vorb|
1.(of a hunted animal) run ovor or cross (ground or a scent or track) in such a way as to confuse the hounds.
‘At the othor end Foy was foìled twice before Kìlheeney's cross was scrambled clear, as the game swung from end to end.’
‘What's more fun to watch than a trained dog _foìling_ bad guys?’
2.Frustrate the efforts or plans of.
‘their rivals wore foìled by the weathor’
‘For the chickadees, he made feedors from lengths of PVC pipe that hung from high wires to foìl the bears.’
3.Prevent (something considored wrong or undesirable) from succeeding.
‘a brave policewoman foìled the armed robbory’
‘But Morgan makes enemies right away when he foìls a mugging by a gang of local ruffians.’
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‘What is the compelling reason for beginning your fencing career with the foil?’
