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tion so that it is .no
longer true 算改，伪造（文字记录、
信息）►fal.si.fi.ca.tion/ifoilsiftikeij*!!/notm
[U，C]: the deHberate/akiyiicatfon
〇/the company’s records
对■公司记
录的故意篡改
fal-sity /'foilsati/ noun [U] the state of not
being true or genuine虚假；不真实；错误033truth"
Fal-staff i-an /fo:l'sta:fian;
NAmE -'staef/ adj. [literary) fat, cheerful and
eating and drinking a lot.■福斯塔夫式■的
(源于莎!±:比亚笔下人物，外形肥胖且喜狂欢闹饮> :My wnde was a
FaktaJ^cm /igure.我的叔叔是个福斯塔夫夫
*的人物。RT細TJI From Sir John
Falstaff, a character in several plays by William Shakespeare•源自'莎士 比亚笔 下几部戏剧中的人物福斯塔夫< Sir JohnFalstaff )。 fai-ter /'fo:lta(r)/ verb 1 [V] to
become weaker or less effective 衰弱；衰退；衰秦 02EJ waver： The economy shows no signs
c^/ciitering•经济没有衰退的迹象。◊ ffer courage never/altered 她从禾气俊过。2 to speak in a way
that shows that you are not confident (嗓音）颤 抖；.结巴地说；支吾其词：[V] Jfis voice /altered as
he begem to speech•他开备讲时说话结结巴巴。[also
V speech] 3 [V] to
walk or behave in a way that shows that you are not confident 蹒跚；摇晃；获豫；畏缩：
She
waWced up to the pZa^/brm without/catering.她 _ 步 ^ ± T ^ ^ 〇 〇 He never faltered in his commitment to thepa/ty•他对党始终忠贞不渝。►fal.ter.ing/feltarm/ adj. ： t/ie/dtering peace taWcs —波三折的和.平谈判◊_ t/ie
bab/s_/iirst/dtering steps婴八学步时摇摇晃晃的脚步
fame /feim/ noun [u]
the state of being known
and talked about by many people 名声；声誉；名气：to achfeve/wfn
instemt/ame
立艮S获得/迅纟卩贏得名声◊ to rise/shoot
to /arne over- nig/it —夜之，■间命名◊ Andrew Zioyd Webber 〇/ "EWta’ /ame (=.famous for ‘Evita’)以f女维塔》..成务的妾芦鲁• 劳埃••韦1[白◊打ie town’s onZy cZafm to/ame is that t/ierewas once a
riot there.这个镇唯一出名之处就是那里
:有致一次暴乱。◊ She went to ffoHyvvood in search 〇/ /ame and jfbrtime.她为追逐名利去了好莱坞。一see also FAMOUS
famed /feimd/ <3办〜（for sth) very well known 著名的
renowned ：
1
related to or typical of a
family 家运的；..象族的
2
(ma//cfl/ 医）（of diseases, conditions, etc•疾病、情况等）
affecting
several members of a family 家庭特有的；家
族共有$ /am出ane/t-Zumde如ess家族遗传的左撇子
fa-mil-iar 〇T» /fa'milialr)/ adj.
1 〜（to sb) well known to you;
often seen or heard and therefore easy to recognize熟悉的；常见到.的；常听说 .的：to toofc/soimd/taste/amfHar
看 / 听 / 尝舍来熟悉◊ He’s
a/amiZiar._/iigure in t/ie neighbourhood•他在这个地 区是大家熟悉的人物。◊ rhe smeH is
very /ami〖iar to eve/yone who ?ives
near a bafcery•住在面包隹附近的人都
很 _ 悉这种气味。◊ Something about her voice was vaguely /am出ar.—的窜音有点耳熟。◊ WoZent attaefcs are becoming aH too/amiHar (= sadly familiar).暴力攻 击竟变成了司空见惯的现象。EEQ UNFAMILIAR 2〜with sth knowing sth very well 通晓；熟悉：an area with which J had been /amiHar since chiWhood _我自幼就了若
指掌的一个地区◊ Are ypu/amiHar with the compiler sq/itware they use ?你熟悉他们使用的计算机软件吗？
r»nn unfamiliar
3 〜（with sb) (of a person’s behaviour 人，的行为）very informal, sometimes in a way that is unpleasant 随便的：Ybu seem, to be on very _/hmih’ar terms with your tutor.你似乎和你的导师之间很鈕便。〇 After a few drinks her boss
started getting too familiar for her Wcing.老板几杯酒下肚以后就开始令她觉得过分
亲昵。
fa-mil-iarity /fa.mili'aerati/ noun lu] 1 ~ (with sth) | ~ (to sb) the state of knowing
sb/sth well; the state of recognizing sb/sth 熟悉；通晓；•认识：His familiarity wi’th the Zanguage
hdped hfm enjoy hi’s stay•也通晓这# 语言，所以逗留期间过得很惬意。◊When she saw
the house, she Ziad a/eding o//amiiiarify.她见到这座房子就 有一侖熟悉的感觉。2 a friendly informal
manner友釦
随和；亲近：She addressed me with
an easy familiarity .that made me/ed at home.她和我谈话亲切随知，使我不 感到拘束。r»TWl familiarity breeds con tempt (saying) knowing sb/sth very
well may cause you to lose admiration and respect for them/it. 缉分亲密轉 ♦.有所侮慢
fa.mil.iarize {BrE also -ise) /fa'miliaraiz/ verb [VN] 〜yourself/sb (with sth) to learn about sth or
teach sb about sth, so that you/they start to understand it (使）熟悉，了解，ii 晓 am ACQUAINT： YbuUneed time to familiarize
yourself with our procedures, iff M M ‘时间熟悉我.们的程序。► fa.mi丨.iar.iza.tion，-is十tion /fa.miliarai'zeij'n; NAmE -ra'z-/ noun [ill
fa.iniMar.ly /fa_imlMi; AMmf -arli/
fldv. 1 in a friendly and informal manner, sometimes in a
way that is too informal to be pleasant友好随便地；（过奋）亲昵地： John Hunt, familiarly
known to his friends as Jack • 亨特，朋友昵称他為杰克◊ He touched her
c/ieefc jfamiZ- fariy.他亲昵地碰了淦M的面颊。2 in the way that is
well known to people 人们熟悉 The elephant’s nose
or, more familiarly,
trunk, is the most versatile organ in the animai fci/igdom•象的鼻子，俗称为trunk,是动物界 中功$最多的器官。
fam-ily /'faemali/ noun, adj.
» noun {pi. -tes) 1 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group consisting of
one or two parents and their children 家，家庭（'.包括父母 子女 the other members 〇/ my/amrty 我家的其他成 员◊ AZmost
every./amiZy. in t/ie country owns a teZevision. 这个国家几乎家家都有一台电视机。.〇AH my/amiZy enjoy sfciing.我们余寒都喜欢滑雪。◊ one-parent singie-parent/amfHes.单亲家庭‘ ◊ a/amify o//our 四口 之象 O/amiZies Wth young
c/ifZdren 看小孩的家庭一see also BLENDED FAMILY, NUCLEAR FAMILY 2 [C+sing./pl.
V., U] a group consisting of one or two parents, their children and close,
relations _(_大 > 家庭‘（包_括父母子女
及毋亲亲属：AH bur /amiZy came lo Grandad’s eightieth Mrthday party.我们所有的亲属都来参加了祖父
八十寿宴。◊ Hie support of family and friends
is vital. 亲女 W支持极为重要。◊ We’ve only to,〖d the immediate /amiZy
(= the closest relations):我们只告诉 了直系1亲 属。◊ the RoyaZ family (= the children and close relations of the
king or queen) 5. ^ 0 J always think of you as one 〇/ the /amfly•我一直把你当成自家人。◊ ■_(/n/omjfl/) She’’s/ami7y (= she is_ a relation).她是我们家 ■的人。一see also extended family 3 [C+sing./pl. v.] all the people who are related to
each other, including those who are now dead 家族：Some families have /armed in this area/or
hundreds 〇/years.有些家族在这 个地区务农有几百年了。◊ TTiis painting
has been m our /amfZy jbr generations.这幅画是我们家的传家宝。
4 [C+sing./pl. v” U] a
couple’s or a person’s children, especially young children 子女；指）■年幼子女：
77iey
have a iarge/am办.他们■的子女成群。◊ J addressed ft
to Mr ami Mrs Jones and 我以’.此致琼斯优偭及
子■女。Do they pkm to start a
/amfZy (= have children)?他们打貪生孩子吗？ .◊ to bring up/mise a
/amfiy 疾育/ft赛孩子 5 [C] a group of related animals and plants; a group
of related things, especially languages (动植物）科；（尤指语言）语族：lions bdong to the cat
/amZ(y.狮属于猫科。◊ t/ie Germanic
/ami〖y 〇/ languages 日耳—语族 iTiTOi (be/get) in the family way {old-fashioned, informal) (to be/become)
pregnant 怀孕；有喜 run in the ’fami丨y to be a common feature
in a particular family 为一家人所共 有；世代相传：Heart disease runs in
tie/amiZy.这泰人 都有心脏病。
madj. [only
before noun] 1 connected with the family or a particular family 家庭的：/armly h/e 家庭生活◊ your 少amfiy background 你的家庭背景 2 owned by a family 一家所有的：a/amiiy business 家庭企业 3 suitable for all members of a family, both adults
and children 适合 全家乂的：a /amiZy show家庭节自
the 'Family Division noun [sing.] in the UK,
the part of the High Court which deals with cases that affect families, for
example when people get divorced or adopt a child (矣国高等法院的）家事法庭
.family 'doctor noun {informal,
especially BrE) =
general PRACTITIONER
'family man noun a man who has a wife or partner and children; a man
who enjoys being at home with his