When plots are foiled or fail , they can look comical .

当阴谋被挫败或失败后，它们看上去很可笑。

What if the attacks had been foiled or bungled ?

如果这次袭击被阻止了或者被搞砸了呢？

But the green ambitions of other clubs have been foiled .

但是其他俱乐部的绿色野心有的已经失败了。

The security gaps revealed by the foiled christmas bomb plot were being closed .

由圣诞未遂炸机事件暴露出来的安全漏洞被弥补了。

The police foiled the murderer 's attempt to escape .

警察使这个杀人犯逃跑的企图成为泡影。