1·Your father-in-law is telling you that story about foiling the pickpocket in Moscow — for the fifth time.
你的岳父正给你讲述他在莫斯科挫败扒手的故事- - -已经能是第五次了。
2·The findings support the idea that effective workouts can be achieved in just a few minutes, foiling the 'not enough time' argument for skipping exercise.
该发现支持了这个理念:有效的锻炼可以在几分钟之内实现,挫败了“没有足够时间”而不锻炼的说法。
3·In foiling the Republican scheme, Mr Reid, by a simple majority vote, established a precedent that will make it harder to attempt such ruses in the future.
为了挫败共和党的方案,瑞德先生通过多数票原则,确立了一个使得将来再实行类似策略更加困难的先例。
4·Cold foiling is golden.
冷战挫败是金。