transcription, транскрипция: [ fɔɪl ]
( foils, foiling, foiled)
1.
Foil consists of sheets of metal as thin as paper. It is used to wrap food in.
Pour cider around the meat and cover with foil.
...aluminium foil.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you foil someone’s plan or attempt to do something, for example to commit a crime, you succeed in stopping them from doing what they want. ( JOURNALISM )
A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery on a jewellers’ by grabbing the raiders’ shotgun...
= thwart
VERB : V n
3.
If you refer to one thing or person as a foil for another, you approve of the fact that they contrast with each other and go well together, often in a way that makes the second thing or person seem better or less harmful.
He thought of her serenity as a foil for his intemperance...
A cold beer is the perfect foil for a curry.
= complement
N-COUNT : usu sing , N for n [ approval ]