음식을 싸거나 덮는 데 사용하는 아주 얇은 금속 판.
Metal hammered or rolled into a thin flexible sheet, used for wrapping food.
예문:
"Store the remaining pizza in aluminum foil."
"The chocolate was encased in shiny gold foil."
계획이나 시도를 실패하게 하거나 저지하다.
To prevent something considered wrong or undesirable from succeeding.
예문:
"The police foiled the bank robbery attempt."
"Her quick thinking foiled the kidnapper's plan."
다른 사람이나 물건의 특성을 돋보이게 하는 대조적인 존재.
A person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes the qualities of another.
예문:
"The serious detective is a perfect foil for his goofy partner."
"The dark background served as a foil for the bright flowers."
끝이 뭉툭한 연습용 또는 경기용 가벼운 펜싱 검.
A light fencing sword without cutting edges but with a button on its point.
예문:
"He practiced his lunges with a fencing foil."
"The foil is the most common weapon for beginners in fencing."
고딕 양식의 창문 장식 등에 쓰이는 잎 모양의 곡선 무늬.
A leaf-shaped curve formed by the cusping of an arch or circle in Gothic tracery.
예문:
"The cathedral windows were decorated with intricate foils."
"A trefoil consists of three foils arranged in a circular pattern."
선체를 물 위로 들어 올려 속도를 높이는 날개 모양의 구조물.
A winglike structure fitted to a boat's hull to lift it clear of the water at speed.
예문:
"The hydrofoil's foils allowed it to skim across the waves."
"Engineers redesigned the foil to reduce water resistance."