1809, originally nautical, "in collision or entanglement," from a- (1) + foul (adj.). From 1833 in general sense of "in violent or hostile conflict," mainly in phrases such as run afoul of.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The kites were afoul in the wind.
風(fēng)箏在風(fēng)中糾纏一起.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. All of them had run afoul of the law at some time or other.
他們所有人都曾觸犯過(guò)法律。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. The paternal longing ran afoul of her own desire.