今天我們要學(xué)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(fù)責(zé)人說,美國政府的大規(guī)模監(jiān)測項(xiàng)目挫敗了全球各地大約五十起恐怖行動(dòng)。Dubai customs led an international effort to foil a plot to smuggle about 65kg of narcotics. 迪拜海關(guān)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的一次國際行動(dòng)挫敗了一起走私案,在伊斯坦布爾機(jī)場截獲了大約65公斤非法毒品。好的,今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是 foil, foil, foil...