學個詞 Learn A Word:1796 foil

今天我們要學的詞是foil. To foil 意思是挫敗。The two suspects were arrested after their bank robbery was foiled. 搶劫銀行未遂的兩名嫌疑人被捕。The NSA Director said the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide. 美國國家安全局負責人說，美國政府的大規(guī)模監(jiān)測項目挫敗了全球各地大約五十起恐怖行動。Dubai customs led an international effort to foil a plot to smuggle about 65kg of narcotics. 迪拜海關領導的一次國際行動挫敗了一起走私案，在伊斯坦布爾機場截獲了大約65公斤非法毒品。好的，今天我們學習的詞是 foil, foil, foil...