president will keep the support of the party faithful.
SWWo B
(of a wife, husband or partner AH^'t7#fn) ~ (to sb) not having a sexual relationship
with anyone else & M (tfJ ; & PHU
unfaithful 4 ~ (to sth) true and accurate; not changing anything ^ (ft ; Vl ^ (ft : a faithful
copy/account/description MJ7;
j£ 0 His
translation manages to be faithful to the spirit of the original T&TJMXMfctto 5 [only
before
noun] able to be trusted; that you can rely on nj
mm\ my faithful old car
7 > faith ful ness noun [U]: faithfulness to
tradition
0 She
had doubts about his faithfulness, MfF
faith ful ly 0-w /-feiefali/ adv.
1
accurately; carefully ;
£fl % ; fiF £0 Jfe: to
follow instructions faithfully F* j&iSilijlfzft <> The
events were faithfully recorded in her diary. 0
iB 7 h 7 T5jto 2 in a loyal way; in a way that
you
can rely on He had supported the
local team faithfully for 30 years.
30 7 o
o She promised faithfully not to tell anyone my secret. 7fEHcMA.
HI
Yours faithfully (BrE) used at the end of a formal letter before you sign your name, when you
have addressed sb as ‘Dear Sir/Dear Madam, etc.’ and not by their name ( BU )
'faith healing noun [U] a method of treating a
sick person through the power of belief and prayer fgjfp M '$&' (
iIMfs>ll\ ) ► faith healer noun
faith-less /'feiBlas/ adj. (formal)
not loyal; that you cannot rely on or trust ;
7 ; 'PITfit
a faithless friend 748^®^ fa jitas /fa'hiitas/ noun
[pi.] (from Spanish) a Mexican dish of strips of meat and/or vegetables
wrapped in a soft tortilla and
often served with sour cream ( SMlf )
(ttiniii)
fake /feik/ adj., noun, verb
m adj. 1 (disapproving) not genuine; appearing to be sth it is not f§. Em counterfeit
: fake
designer clothing t J# ^ 4 A it !Jrp M ^ 0 a fake American accent $
H |Pf 2 made to look like sth else fh
ia
Pm imitation
: a
jacket in fake fur Don’t go out in the sun—get a fake tan from a bottle.
SiJMtAPEunit;
o note at artificial
■
noun 1 an object such as a work
of art, a coin or a piece of jewellery that is not genuine but has been made to
look as if it is jg 1%; JR & : All the paintings proved to be
fakes, W & ® ® m #1 liE % U A M pr o
2
a person who pretends to be what they are not in order
to cheat people H 7#
mverb 1 [VN]
to make sth false appear to be genuine, especially in order to cheat sb $j j§;;
U %: She faked her mother’s signature on the document. M$Jiil7 f£ 0 He arranged the accident in order to
fake his own death, m.%7SjE tr^lfil^o 2 to pretend to have a
particular feeling, illness, etc. feg, #.*, (
*#«1f, ) :
[VN] She’s
not really sick—she’s just faking it. M77 j!
o He
faked a yawn. fT
7—7*^1 [also V] ► faker noun
fakie /'feiki/ noun (informal)
a movement backwards on
a SKATEBOARD Or SNOWBOARD (
m,
mm
fakir (also faquir) /'feikia(r); NAmE
fa'kir/ noun a Muslim holy man without possessions who lives by other
people giving him food and money ( fala fel (also fela-fel) /fa'laefl/ noun [U,
C] (pi. fala-fel or fala-fels)
a
Middle Eastern dish consisting of small balls formed from crushed chickpeas, usually eaten with flat
bread; one of these balls ( 771^
cm, 71 Hi
fal con /'foilkan; NAmE 'faelkan/ noun
a bird of prey (= a bird that
kills other creatures for food) with long pointed wings ^
fal-con-er /'failkana(r); NAmE 'faelkanar/ noun
a person who keeps and trains falcons, often for hunting ( A W
) IMNf;
ill|g£$#
fal-con-ry /'forlkanri; NAmE 'fael-/ noun
[U] the art or sport of breeding falcons and training them to hunt other birds
or animals Mfe
fall
(Hr/foil/
verb, noun
m verb (fell
/fel/,
fall-en
/'foilan/)
3
DROP DOWN If 7 1 [V, usually +adv./prep.] to drop
down from a higher level to a lower level ; TH;
Several of the books had fallen onto the floor, ji 4$ 7 il 7 f’J 7 life J:
0 O One of the kids fell into the river. 7i£ 78“7ll;i8:7M M 0
0 The handle had fallen off the drawer, 0
September had come
and the leaves were starting to fall. bI'J T, M&t JF O He fell
20 metres onto the rocks below.
II] T
ffi 20 7 _t o 0 The rain was
falling
steadily. o They were injured by
falling
rocks,
4
STOP STANDING f|J >' 2 [V, usually +adv./prep.] to suddenly stop standing £*fSJT ; #J;
fijJ®: She slipped on the ice and fell. M4E#c±i#7-^o 0 I fell over
and cut my knee. W fgj 7, $J ® 7 0 M 0 0 The house looked as
if it was about to fall down.
— see
also fallen
5
OF HAIR/MATERIAL %‘M ; WM 3 [V +adv./prep.] to
hang down 7H; fft H: Her hair fell over her shoulders in a mass of curls.
6
SLOPE DOWNWARDS frTfilf 4 [V] - (away/off) to slope downwards ft 7 f® 14 : The land falls away
sharply towards the river. A
7
DECREASE ^ 7 5 to
decrease in amount, number or
strength
( TPI; ( %fc ) [V] Their
profits have fallen by 30 per cent. #, fH M $1 M 7“ 7 30% 0
o Prices continued to fall on the stock market today. g'T0 The
temperature
fell sharply in the night. o
falling birth
rates 7 l^W tb 0 Her voice fell to a whisper.
J®77i^o
0 [VN] Share prices fell
30p. Mffr I# fft7 30fI±o H33RISE
8
BE DEFEATED 6 [V] to
be defeated or captured M
fTHfC;
; The coup failed but the
government
fell shortly afterwards,
t^^7o
o
9
DIE IN BATTLE t^r: 7 [V] (literary)
to die in battle; to be
shot
p$7r; a memorial to those who fell in
the
two world wars ±£B;&^
10
BECOME $ A 8 to pass
into a particular state; to begin
to be
sth MA ( ) : [V-ADJ]
He had fallen asleep on the sofa. To
0
The book fell open at a page of illustrations.
ft @
6<J o 0 The room had fallen
silent. S 7 l'^l
W o 0 She
fell ill soon after and did not recover. 7AJ5*fe«foMJ7 > c 0 [V +adv./
prep.] I had fallen into conversation with a man on the train. £A^±ISfn-^7H A^M^3|t0 0 The house had
fallen into disrepair. o 0 [V-N] She
knew she must not fall prey to his charm. Mi#
nsv/mm&o
11
HAPPEN/OCCUR A7 9 [V] - (on sb/sth) (literary) to come
quickly
and suddenly 5|t fU ; i±J M Pm
descend: A sudden silence fell. <>
Darkness falls quickly in the tropics. f£
ifiMo
o An expectant hush fell on the guests. & AfH BP 10[V +adv./prep.]
to
happen or take place A 7 : My birthday falls on a Monday this year. 0
11 [V +adv./prep.]
to move in a particular direction or come in a particular position ( ft S A ft
) M
( ^ ^
fv fi ± ) : My eye fell on (= I suddenly saw) a curious object. ^
JSL IHii7 ~ W ^ W M H „ 0 Which syllable does the stress fall
on? fi W 0P 7 W 7 ? 0 A shadow fell across her face.
Mo
12
BELONG TO GROUP M 12 [V +adv./prep.) to belong
to a
particular class, group or area of responsibility M