Ff

F noun, abbr.

■                  (also f) /ef/ ‘[C，U] (p/. Fs； F，s，' f’s' /efs/) 1 the 6th letter of the English alphabet矣语李母该的藥6个字母： ‘•Fox’ begins with fcmj 尸/‘广.* fox— 词以季母 f 开头:。

2 F (mws/V:音）the fourth note in the scale of C major *F音（C大调的第4音或音符）3 the 6th highest mark/grade that a student can get for a piece of work, showing that it is very bad and the student has failed

(学业成绩）第六等，不及格：He got fan) F/‘F切//or Chemistry•他的化学成绩不及格。一see also F-word

■                  flbfcr. 1 Fahrenheit 华民度：Water介eezes at 3<2 °F•水 在32华氏度结冰。2 (8r£) (in academic titles学术头衔) Fellow of 会员：_FRCM (= Fellow of the Royal College of Music)皇家音乐学院研究员3 Farad法拉（电容 单位）

f (8r£) (also f. AMmf，8/*£)    1 female 女的；女性的

2 (grammar语法）feminine阴性的；女性的3 (wws/c音） loudly (from Italian ‘forte’）（演奏或歌唱）强，强有力 (源古盍大利语forte )

F-1 visa /,ef waii 'viiza/ noun a document that allows sb from another country to enter the US as a student (美

国）外国学生签证

FA /,ef 'ei/ noun [sing.] the FA the organization that controls the sport of football (soccer) in England and Wales (the abbreviation for ‘Football Association’） (英格兰和威尔土的）,足球协会(全写为Football Associ­ation          .

fa = FAH

fab /faeb/ a办（8rf, //i/ormfl/) extremely good 极好的；绝

妙的

fable /'feibl/ noun 1 [C, U] a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially one with animals as characters; these stories considered as a group 寓言； 寓言故事：Aesop’s FaWes 伊索寓言◊ a 〖and ric/i in/aWe 寓言乏多 2 [U, ct a statement, or an account of sth, that is not true i金言；木_之词；充稽之谈 fabled /'feibld/ adj. {literary or humorous) famous and often talked about, but rarely seen 传说中的 HTH legendary ： a /abied monster 传说中 巨怪◊ For the /irst weefc he never actuaHy saw the /aWed Jacfc.第一周 他实际上从没见到传说中的杰克。 fab-ric /'faebrik/ noun 1 [U, C] material made by weaving wool, cotton, silk, etc., used for making clothes, curtains, etc. and for covering furniture 织物； 布料：cotton fabric ISIR#/ 〇 furnishing fabrics 咏织品 _ picture c> knitting c> note at material 2 [sing.] the ~ (of sth) (fomw/) the basic structure of a society, an organization, etc. that enables it to function successfully (社会、机构等的）结构：a trend which threatens the very fabric of society 趋势 〇 note at structure 3 [sing.] the …(of sth) the basic structure of a building, such as the walls, floor and roof (建筑物的）结构（如墙、地面、屋顶） fab-ri-cate /'faebrikeit/ verb [VN] [often passive] 1 to invent false information in order to trick people 编造； 捏造       make up ： The evidence was totally

/abricated.这个证据纯属伪造。2   术语）to

make or produce goods, equipment, etc. from various different materials 制造；邊配；组会 CgiTl manufac­ture ► fab-ri-ca-tion /.faebri'keij'n/ noun [C, U] ： Her story was a complete fabrication from start to finish. M 的叙述从头至尾都是编造出来的。 fabu-list /'faebjalist/ noun {format) a person who invents or tells stories寓言作家；击故事舍人；说谎者 fabu-lous /'faebjalas/ adj. 1 [informal) extremely good ® 好的；绝办的：a /abuZous pe?formance精彩的表演◊ Jane is a/abu〖ous coofc.简的烹廷技巧堪称一系。O note at great 2 (forma/) very great:很大的；.巨大的：/abu- tous weaitVrfches/beauiy巨额财富；大邊财产；非常 美丽 3 [only before noun] (//’ferary) appearing in fables 寓 言中的•，神话似的：beasts传说中的野兽 fabu-lous-ly /'faebjelasli/ adv. {formal) extremely 非常：/abu〖ou5〖y wea〖thy/ric/i极为富有

facade ./fa'sa:d/ not/r? 1 the front of a building i(建筑 物的）正面，立面 2 [usually sing.] the way that sb/sth appears to be, which is different from the way sb/sth really is (虚假的）表面，.夕卜表：She managed to main­tain a/afade o/ind 访ference.  设法继续装作漠不关心的

样子。◊ Sqwa[or and poverty Zay behind the city’s gZit- tering/afade.表面的繁华掩盖了这座城市的肮脏和贫穷。

face tH* /feis/ noun, verb

m noun

■                  FRONT OF HEAD 头白勺正面 1 the front part of the head between the forehead and the chin 脸；面.孔：a pretfy/roumi/介ecfcZed/ace漂亮的/圆的/有雀斑的面孔◊ He buried his /ace in his /lands.他玫手掩®。◊ Ybu should have seen the look on her face when I told her! 我舎诉她的时候你真该看看她的脸色！ ◊ The expression on his/ace never changed.他的面部表情总是一成不变。 —picture o body

■                  EXPRESSION 忐情 2 an expression that is shown on sb’s face面部表情：a sad/happy/smiHng/ace悲袁/幸福的 面容；笑脸,◊ Her/ace [it up (= showed happiness) when she spofce 〇/ the past•她讲pj往事时就面露秦色。◊ His face fell (= showed disappointment, sadness, etc.) when /ie read the headZines.他食大标题时脸沉了下杂。◊ Sue's face was a picture (=; she looked very surprised, angry，etc.) as she iistened to her husband’s speec/i.苏听 她丈夫讲话时，脸上露出又焯又气的表情。

■                  -FACED 面容…3 (in adjectives 构成形容词）having the type of face or expression mentioned 有…ffi容的；有… 義情的：paZe-/ace£i面色苍白◊ grim-/aced表情严肃

■                  PERSON 4 (in compounds 构成复合词）used to refer to a person of the type mentioned (某秦型的）人：She Zoofced around /or a /amiHar /ace. “环顾四周想寻找一 个熟人。■ ◊ a weH-fcnown/ace on our teZevisfon screens 电 视屏幕上的一位名人◊ .ft’s nice to see some new /aces here t/iis evening.今晚在这儿见到一些新面孔真是太好 了。◊ J’m /ed up 〇/ seeing the same oZd /aces every rime we go out/每次参加社交活动都只见到那些旧面孔，我都 腻了 〇

■                  SIDE/SURFACE 面；农 _ 5 a side or surface of sth (某物 的）面表面：the north/ace 〇/the mountain 山的北政 ◊ 77ie birds buiW their nests in the rode/ace.这些鸟在岩 壁上筑巢。◊ How many/aces does a cube have?立方体 有几个面？ 一 see also coalface

■                  FRONT OF (CLOCK 钟面 6 the front part of a clock or watch 钟面；..表盘一picture o clock

■                  CHARACTER/ASPECT 1 r fil 方面 7 〜of sth the particular character of sth (事物的某种 > 特征：the c/icmging/ace 〇/Britain大不列知变也中的特征8〜of sth a particular aspect of sth 方面：the unacceptable face of capitalism 资本主义不可接受的方面

一 see also in-your-face, typeface, volte-face IT»TO1 disappear/vanish off the face of the earth to

disappear completely完全消失；消逝得无影无踪：Keep looking—they can't just have vanished off the face of the earth.继续找^-他们不可能就此从地球上彻底消逝的。 sb^ face doesn't fit used to say that sb will not get a particular job or position because they do not have the appearance, personality, etc. that the employer wants, even when tliis should not be important 长;不合格； 性格不合适：/t doesn’t matter how weZZ qua明ed you are, if your face doesnft fit, you dorCt stand a chance. 资历多好也没用，如果人家看你不对眼，你就不会有机 会。■ sb’s face is like ‘thunder.丨 sb has a face like ■thunder somebody looks very angry 某人怒气冲冲；某 人满面怒容.face to 'face (with sb) close to and looking at sb (与某人）.面对面：77ie two have never met/ace to /ace be/ore•两个人过去从未见过面。，face to 'face with sth in a situation where you have to accept that sth is true and deal with it 面对某种处境：She was at cm early age brought face to face with the horrors of war. 她卓幼时就面临战争的恐怖。，face ’up/_down 1 (of a person. A) with your face and stomach facing upwards/ downwards 面舍上 / 朝下：She Zay /ace down on the bed.她俯卧在索上。2 with the front part or surface facing upwards/downwards正面朝上/朝下表面冲上/ 冲下：Mace the card/ace up on t/re pde•把纸命正面朝 上iiC在这一叠的上面。have the lace to do sth (份£,