今天我们要学的词是 afoul.

afoul 的意思是起冲突，起冲撞，常见的用法是run afoul of。

Brunei's government started implementing its revised penal code that international human rights observers say is very easy to fall afoul of because it is so broad. 文莱政府开始实施新修订的刑法，国际人权观察家认为该法涵盖过于广泛，以至很容易触犯。