befoul
中文解釋
wordnet sense
Collocation Usage
Collins Definition
Verb
befouled, past participle; befouling, present participle; befouled, past tense; befouls, 3rd person singular present;
/biˈfoul/,
Font size: 
befouled, past participle; befouling, present participle; befouled, past tense; befouls, 3rd person singular present;
-
Make dirty; pollute
- - they befoul our water with mining
Web Definitions:
- foul: spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
- (befouled) made dirty or foul; "a building befouled with soot"; "breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot"
- (befoulment) the state of being polluted
- To make foul; to soil; To entangle or run against so as to impede motion