716
is not necessary to give
any further explanation about sth because the information that is available
already proves that it is true if] in (actual) fact
1
used
to give extra details about sth that has just been mentioned (
Ah % i# : I used to live in
France; in fact, not far from where you’re going. H 4E
2 used to
emphasize a statement, especially
one that is the opposite of what has just been mentioned (' $} VJ m, ) mm±, ithought
the work would be
difficult. In actual fact, it’s very easy.
is that a
'fact? (informal) used to reply to a
statement that you find interesting or surprising, or that you do not believe (
H^iAAW®. ) MJC64
R9, : ‘she says I’m one of the best students
she’s ever taught’ ‘Is that a fact?’ “mm
£MIStM64**f 64^£ H. —i 6 # ^ ? ” — more at matter n.,
point n.
‘fact-finding adj. [only before noun] done
in order to find out information about a country, an organization, a situation,
etc. ^fSi$:i:64: a fact-finding
mission/visit
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gift
faction /‘faekfn/ noun 1 [C] a small group of
people within a larger one whose members have some different aims and beliefs
to those of the larger group WlM, /JvHB: rival factions within
the administration S&Jfr A64*4jl$8c#i] 2 [U] opposition,
disagreement, etc. that exists between small groups of people within an
organization or political party ffl. ^ #• ; 0 il : a
party divided by faction
and intrigue 0 M %
fR 0 $«8>+ $ U 0 S 64 3 [U] films/movies,
books, etc. that combine fact with fiction (= imaginary events) ^3 0^48^44 64 ( )
faction al /‘faekjnol/ od/. [only
before noun] connected with the factions of an organization or political party
% 64; Wi
£'] 64: factional conflict MMW'R
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fac-tion-al- ism noun [U]
factitious /faek'tijas/
adj.
(formal) not genuine but created deliberately and
made to appear to be true A
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fac ti
tive /'faektativ/
adj.
(grammar i§iA) (of verbs $ is]) followed
by a direct object and a complement. Factitive verbs describe a situation where
there is a result to the action. In ‘I painted it red’ and ‘they made her
c/iptain’, ‘painted’ and ‘made’ are factitive.
64 , ]p ip # in 64 ( |EI
painted it red A they made her captain 0, painted fP made )
factive /‘faektiv/
adj.
(grammar ?&) (of verbs ifo in]) talking about sth
as a true fact. ‘Know’ and ‘realize’ are factive verbs. $1^64, Xi£f£64 (
know realize ) — compare contrafactive, non-factive fac-toid /‘faektoid/ noun 1 something that is widely
accepted as a fact, although it is probably not true fftM ) 2 a small piece of
interesting information, especially about sth that is not very important MS ( 64 ) :
Here’s a pop factoid for you. — >N"'ASl#84&
So
factor On* /'faekta(r)/ noun, verb m noun 1 [C] one of several
things that cause or influence sth @ % ; f? % : economic factors IS 0 M 0 The closure of the
mine was the single most important factor in the
town’s decline. lift Lb64
fi H 64 0 M o o the key/crucial/deciding
factor A
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64/ MAM^64 / <A^'I4640^ 2 [c] (mathematics ffc) a number that
divides into another number exactly 0 ~P ;
0f&: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12 are
the factors of 12. *
■1, 2, 3, 4, 6 40 12 Ji; 12 640^0 3 [C] the
amount by which sth increases or decreases ( f^^M64 )
ISM, f§ IS:
The real wage of the average worker has increased by a factor of over ten
in the last 70 years. i£ 70 XAX A64^^I^^±4^-fe@MTAfg0
4 [c] a particular level on a scale of measurement % IS: a suntan
lotion with a protection factor of 10 10
64
PA
0R /ft 0
The wind-chill factor will make it seem colder. MH^IS
A, SM(medical m a
substance in the blood that helps
the clotting process. There are several types of this
substance. MlfiL
0
X : Haemophiliacs have no factor 8 in their blood.
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• verb uil;VJ .factor sth^in | factor sth~into sth . (technical A iff) to include a
particular fact or situation when you are thinking about or planning sth jfi •
• • 0 M Xl A : Remember to factor in
staffing costs when you are planning the project. MJiM @ H,
factorial /faek'toirial/ noun (mathematics IS) the result when you
multiply a whole number by all the numbers below it [5ftA: factorial 5 (represented as 51) = 5 x 4 X 3 X .2 x 2 * 5
64f5ftfT( iE# 5! ) =5x4x 3x2x1 factorize (BrE also -ise) /'faektoraiz/ verb [vn] (mathematics IS) to express a number in
terms of its factors ».(2)H*4HH;
HaWHH;
factor VIII (also factor 8, factor
eight) /.faektar
'ert/ noun [U] (biology 4) a substance in the
blood that helps it to clot (= become thick) 0X
VIII; $UfiL0X VIII factory 0-w /'faektri; -tari/ noun (pi. -ies) a building or group of
buildings where goods are made
1
r ; U it r : a car factory H X ia T O factory workers IflA
synonyms
factory
plant * mill«works«yard
«workshop «foundry
These
are all words for buildings or places where things are made or where industrial
processes take place. IMi&n
factory a building or group of
buildings where goods are made : a chocofate/cigarette/
clothing factory tJAr
plant a factory or place where
power is produced or an industrial process takes place joA&fA XTA a nuclear power plant A o a manufacturing plant
M'&r
mill a factory that produces
a particular type of material ( £^#£#*464 ) If. a cotton/paper/textile/woollen mill
ffiifjjT; ;
■
«f«T;
works (often in compounds) a
place where things are made or an industrial process takes place (
) Ifxr . fMigr: a brickworks &r 0 a steelworks I1H<> Raw materials were carried to the
works by barge. JFA444 Eb If,
yard (usually in compounds)
an area of land used for building sth (
a shipyard
workshop a room or building in
which things are made or repaired using tools or machinery ~1M. ff^ft: a car repair workshop foundry a factory where metal or
glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects fltWHtFA an iron foundry
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
■
a car/chemical/munitions factory/plant
■
an engineering plant/works
■
factory/mill/foundry owners/managers/workers
■
to manage/run a
factory/plant/mill/works/yard/ workshop/foundry
■
to work in/at a
factory/plant/mill/yard/workshop/ foundry
'factory farm noun (BrE) a type of farm in which
animals are kept inside in small spaces and are fed special food so that a
large amount of meat, milk, etc. is produced as quickly and cheaply as possible
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