afoul是什么意思？

afoul

英[əˈfaʊl] 美[əˈfaʊl]

• adv.& adj. 冲撞着（的），纠缠着（的）；
• adv. （与法律、规章等）相抵触、有冲突，（船）与…相撞；

例句

• fall afoul of the law 触犯法律
• run afoul of the law 触犯法律
• This ran afoul of the law. 这与法律相抵触.
• The kites were afoul in the wind. 风筝在风中纠缠一起.
• All of them had run afoul of the law at some time or other. 他们所有人都曾触犯过法律。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• PHRASE
  与…纠缠；同…发生冲突
  If you run afoul of someone or something, you do something which causes problems with them.
  例句
  All of them had run afoul of the law at some time or other. 他们所有人都曾触犯过法律。

英汉词典释义

• adv.
  冲撞着(的);纠缠着(的)
  The kites were afoul in the wind. 风筝在风中纠缠一起。
  (与法律、规章等)相抵触、有冲突
  run afoul of the law 触犯法律
  (与法律、规章等)相抵触、有冲突
  fall afoul of the law 触犯法律

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. especially of a ship's lines etc;
  "with its sails afoul""a foul anchor"