/faʊl ||; faυl/adj1 that smells or tastes disgusting (气味或味道)令人恶心的: a foul-smelling cigar 极难闻的雪茄烟This coffee tastes foul! 这咖啡味道差极了!
2 (especially Brit 尤为英) very bad or unpleasant 很糟的;坏的: Careful what you say -- he's in a foul temper/mood. 说话可要小心,他心情很不好。The foul weather prevented our plane from taking off. 天气恶劣,我们的飞机不能起飞。
3 (used about language) very rude; full of swearing (指言语)粗鄙的,猥亵的: foul language 脏话
fall foul of sb/sth to get in trouble with sb/sth because you have done sth wrong 触犯:
At sixteen she fell foul of the law for the first time. 她首次犯法是在十六岁的时候。