foil

/fɒil/ uk　 词频 #6713

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foil 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 箔, 烘托, 衬托

vt. 贴箔于, 衬托, 阻止, 挡开, 挫败

英文释义

n. a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal

n. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities

n. picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

n. a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button

foil 的真实例句

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But they also hold up the United States’ for-profit healthcare system as a foil for their own.

—— Due to changes in the DSM, it’s now difficult to be diagnosed with hypochondria. And yet the disease persists as a character type

These nuclei scattered off the gold atoms of the foil at various angles, which Rutherford then measured.

—— Looking deep inside quarks: CMS test probes to 10⁻²⁰ meters and finds no inner structure

And that was ultimately foiled by undercover spies sent in by the Anti-Defamation League and the Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League.

—— Author details the spy network that took on America's post-WWII Nazi groups

It’s leather, with a firm backing and a strong magnet, and there’s a classy logo inlayed with gold foil.

—— The Best MagSafe Accessories (for Android, Too!): Chargers, Wallets, and More

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