Fall foul of...
(受挫而)失败, 与...关系恶化
🧩 词语组成解析
fall
[fɔl]
v. 落下;跌倒;减少;沦陷;
n. 落下;瀑布;秋天;减少;
foul
[faʊl]
adj. [体]违反规则的，犯规的;邪恶的;难闻的，有恶臭的;下流的;
vt.& vi. 纠缠，纠结;[体]违反规则的;
vt. 弄脏，使污秽;使纠缠;使阻塞;
vi. 腐烂;缠结;
n. 犯规;缠结;碰撞;
adv. 不正当地，犯规地;碰撞地;争执不和地;
🗣️ 情景例句
That's reassuring.
真令人安心。
A liar is worse than a thief.
撒谎比偷窃更可恶。
Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded.
每次意大利各城邦之间打伏，霍克伍德把他的士兵雇佣给愿给他出高价的君主。