criminal or violent activity that causes somebody’s death 谋杀罪行;暴力致死行为 Police immediately began an investigation, but did not suspect foul play (= did not suspect that the person had been murdered). 警方立即开始调查,但没有怀疑谋杀。 The police found no evidence of foul play. 警方没有发现犯罪证据。 The police have ruled out foul play in the case of his death. 警方已经排除了他的死亡是谋杀的可能。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + foul play- suspect
- rule out
- evidence of foul play
- (British English)
dishonest or unfair behaviour, especially during a sports game (尤指体育比赛中的)犯规动作,不公平行为 He was sent off for foul play. 他由于犯规而被罚下场。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deliberate
- serious
- be guilty of