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foiled

/fɔɪld/

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adjective

/fɔɪld/formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее причастие прошедшего времени от глагола 'foil', означающее побеждённый или расстроенный. В современном английском языке редко используется как прилагательное, за исключением исторического или литературного контекста.

An archaic past participle of 'foil', meaning defeated or frustrated. In modern English, it is rarely used as an adjective except in historical or literary contexts.

  1. Thwarted or preventedB2formal

    Having been prevented from achieving a goal or plan; stopped from succeeding.

    ruСорванный

    • The thief's escape was foiled by the security guard.
    • Their plans to launch the product early were foiled by a delay.
    • The detective foiled the criminal's attempt to flee the country.

    Synonymsdefeatedfrustratedobstructedstoppedthwarted

    Antonymsaccomplishedsuccessfulvictorious

Forms
  • more foiled comparative form
  • most foiled superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

foil/fɔɪl/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по предотвращению успеха чего-либо или срыву плана или усилий противника.

A verb used to indicate the act of preventing something from succeeding, or of thwarting an opponent's plan or effort.

  1. Prevent or thwartB2formal

    To prevent something from succeeding or being achieved.

    ruПредотвратить

    • The security team foiled the robbery attempt.
    • Her quick thinking foiled the scam.
    • The detective foiled the criminal's plan.

    Synonymsbafflebalkcounteractdefeatfrustrateimpedenullifyobstructstopthwart

    Antonymsabetadvanceaidassistencouragefacilitatefurtherhelppromotesupport

  2. Frustrate or obstructB2formal

    To cause someone's efforts to fail or be frustrated.

    ruСорвать

    • The bad weather foiled their plans for a picnic.
    • His lack of preparation foiled his chances of winning.
    • The unexpected delay foiled the entire schedule.

    Synonymsbalkcheckcircumventdefeatfrustrateimpedeobstructoutwitthwart

    Antonymsabetadvanceaidassistfacilitatefurtherhelppromotesupport

Forms
  • foiled past participle
  • foiled past simple
  • foiling present participle
  • foils third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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