afoul meaning in English
adv.
〔美国〕碰撞，冲突；缠住。 run [fall] afoul of 和…碰撞[冲突、纠缠] (run afoul of the law 和法律抵触。 The ship ran afoul of the floating seaweed. 船只和漂浮的海草纠缠在一起)。
Examples
- The ship ran afoul of the floating seaweed .
船只和漂浮的海草纠缠在一起。 - The paternal longing ran afoul of her own desire .
父亲的愿望和她的心愿相冲突。 - He retired from the navy, ran afoul of an epidemic of trained nurses in boston .
他从海军退役回家后，也染上了当时的流行病，只顾去纠缠波士顿的护士了。 - He will run afoul of the law if he steals
如果他偷窃，他会触犯法律的。