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(用來包裹食物的)箔(紙)
Foil consists of sheets of metal as thin as paper. It is used to wrap food in.
例句
Pour cider around the meat and cover with foil.
在肉周圍倒上蘋果酒，然后以箔紙覆蓋。
...aluminium foil.
鋁箔
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VERB
阻止;挫敗
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.
例句
A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery on a jewellers' by grabbing the raiders' shotgun...
一位勇敢的警長奪過了意圖襲擊珠寶店的劫匪手中的獵槍，挫敗了這起持械搶劫案。
The idea of building a roof terrace was also foiled by the planning authorities.
建造一個帶棚陽臺的想法也被規劃局否決了。
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陪襯物;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.
例句
He thought of her serenity as a foil for his intemperance...
在他看來，她的平靜反襯出了他的放縱。
A cold beer is the perfect foil for a curry.
冰鎮啤酒是吃咖喱的絕配。
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花劍
A foil is a thin light sword used in fencing, which has a button on its tip to prevent injury.