f^iJp: Her books are usually escapist fantasies.

# i ii M M A W £} H ff nnn o 3 [U] the act of imagining things; a person’s imagination ifg;       a work of

fantasy &1W.YE no 0 Stop living in a fantasy world. #ij|f

.fantasy 'football noun [u] a competition in which you choose players to make your own imaginary team, and score points according to the performance of the real players

fan zine /'faenziin/ noun a magazine that is written and read by fans of a musician, sports team, etc. ( W ^ >

fao abbr. {BrE) used in writing to mean ‘for the attention of written on a document or letter to say who should deal with it (

—see also attn

FAQ / ,ef ei ‘kju:/ abbr. used in writing to mean ‘frequently asked questions’     A frequently

asked questions,     )

faquir = fakir

far On /fa:(r)/ adv., adj.

h adv. (far ther, far-thest or fur ther, fur-thest)

►                 DISTANCE jjf> A, 1 ~ (from, away, below, etc.) a long

distance away is: We didn't go far.  0

Have you come far?   0 It’s not far to the

beach. f'J o There’s not far to go now. M&M

#7jesTo 0 The restaurant is not far from here. j2JL7jzg0 0 countries as far apart as Japan and Brazil ft 0 o He looked down at

the traffic far below. flilfMT      ft A^ffio 0 Far

away in the distance, a train whistled, izs&h^.-

|£0 o The farther north they went, the colder it became. {ttiVk&m,       0 a concert of music

from near and far     ilSf nT3T3 In posi­

tive sentences it is more usual to use a long way : We went a long way. 0 We went far. o The restaurant is a long way from here.       a long way: We went a

long way. AfA We went far. 0 The restaurant is a long way from here. 2 used when you are asking or talking about the distance between two places or the distance that has been travelled or is to be travelled ( ft 10     A. Eh

izs ( M ) : How far is it to your house from here? o How much further is

it? ISA*    0 We’ll go by train as far as London, and

then take a bus.

0 We didn’t go as far as the others, fgff]

So o I’m not sure I can walk so far. ficj&TflElltiiMf ASo

►                 TIME tM ft 3 ~ (back/ahead) | ~ (into sth) a long time from the present; for a large part of a particular period of time A; S: The band made their first record as far back as 1990. &A5&PA#-# 1990

P1 ft o 0 Let’s try to plan further ahead. nlinAllif #J % M j£ is ® o o We worked far into the night.  ft X #

►                 DEGREE fMlil 4 very much; to a great degree ISA 6Ut±; SS; AA: That’s a far better idea.

fff # ^ o 0 There are far more opportunities for young people than there used to be.       Al^fJl^ Itii A

% % % a 0 It had been a success far beyond their expectations, j® xjj Z A is is & M it ft W M M „ 0 He’s fallen far behind in his work. ftfeftfJlf£AA$ll5To 9 She always gives us far too much homework. M & H it miik0       5 used when you are

asking or talking about the degree to which sth is true or possible ( ) #£A, M ( M ) :

How far can we trust him?

0 His parents supported him as far as they could, ftfe&fix fj %'W ffe o 0 Plan your route in advance, using main roads as far as possible.

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►                 PROGRESS jltlM 6 used to talk about how much progress has been made in doing or achieving sth ift J£ IS Iff: How far have you got with that report? A jf ATr I# ^ # 7 ? 0/ read as far as the third chapter. U T |H|0 o note at farther

IR?il as far as the eye can/could see to the horizon (= where the sky meets the land or sea) JJk. f=l    The

bleak moorland stretched on all sides as far as the eye could see.       as far

as I know | as far as I can re'member, 'see, tell, etc. used to say that you think you know, remember, understand, etc. sth but you cannot be completely sure, especially because you do not know all the facts URMfft 7S-Sc#fiB# (ft; As far as we knew, there

was no cause for concern. gfcficftM^B,    Alclfi'fr

ft c, o As far as I can see, you’ve done nothing wrong.

f^'^^fi^Hfifsi# c 0 She lived in Chicago, as far as I can remember.

as/so far as I am concerned used to give your personal opinion on sth gft M W : As far as I am concerned, you can do what you like. tfcfSMIf, A ft AstoTlAAft Ao as/so far as sb/sth is concerned | as/so far as sb/sth goes used to give facts or an opinion about a particular aspect of sth M ■■ ■ ffl W as/so far as it 'goes to a limited degree, usually less than is sufficient ^§£g_h- ( AJE. ) : It’s a good plan

as far as it goes, but there are a lot of things they haven’t thought of.

M o by far (used with comparative or superlative adjectives or adverbs Wis], MMW &&%&&&% &fB) by a great amount AAft; •••?##: The last of these reasons is by far the most important. jASSi t1® Is—it 1c  o 0 Amy is the smartest by far.

carry/take sth too 'far to continue doing sth beyond reasonable limits # far and

a'way (followed by comparative or superlative adjectives Isby a very great amount jzE A ; A A ffe : She’s far and away the best player. fffeJSA      far and 'wide over a

large area Iijjih;      AiAitfe: They searched far and

wide for the missing child. fiflH Hf-^/JN&0 far be it from me to do sth (but ... ) (informal) used when you are just about to disagree with sb or to criticize them and you would like them to think that you do not really want to do this (

g      ) : Far be it from me to

interfere in your affairs but I would like to give you just one piece of advice.

far from sth/from doing sth almost the opposite of sth or of what is expected    ; jze# :

It is far from clear (= it is not clear) what he intends to do.       0 Computers, far from

destroying jobs, can create employment, tfcik,   far 'from it {informal) used to

say that the opposite of what sb says is true ^    ; izMMfl ilfc: ‘You’re not angry then?’ ‘Far from it.

I’ve never laughed so much in my life.’ “ IP A ffc X X

H? "'‘“mmfiXH,   ”

go 'far (of people A) to be very successful in the future ^ 25 A Itl W : She is very talented and should go far. Mi A jft fk il5, ^ fS tb E „ go far enough (used in questions and negative sentences fflAS! fR]y&JffI;S:^/oj) to achieve all that is wanted l£l!j @    : The new legisla­

tion is welcome but does not go far enough. |

7X iffl > ffi A S. 2 X $ A o 0 Do these measures go far enough? 0 (disapproving) Stop

it now. The joke has gone far enough (= it has continued too long), tfifi,        AATo go so/as far as

to . to be willing to go to extreme or surprising limits in dealing with sth     M: I wouldn’t go as far as

to say that he’s a liar (= but I think he may be slightly dishonest),

) o go too far | go this/'that far to behave in an extreme way that is not acceptable ^j#AS; # tfMA: He’s always been quite crude, but this time he’s gone too far. it— ft      AM^T „ 01 never

thought she’d go this far. %       ^ B PJ M #xt % H

fro in so/as 'far as to the degree that M • • - ; f£ --

?£ ffl : That’s the truth, in so far as I know it. tfe 3$ 0f ^0,       not far ‘off/'out/'wrong {informal)

almost correct /l IE Eft: Your guess wasn’t far out at all.       jWIIo not 8° 'fa*" 1 (°f money $$)

to not be enough to buy a lot of things A A'7

(       ) : Five pounds doesn’t go very far these

days. jA¥AEA^A77^  2 (of a supply of