.far-'reaching
adj. likely to have a
lot of influence or many effects f/
P|b] if ® W ; P Eft : far-reaching
consequences/implications fl|^ 3S Eft
jp M; He ^ j£
0 far-reaching changes/reforms / t&M
farrier /'faeri0(r)/ noun a person whose job
is making and fitting horseshoes
for horses’ feet farrow
/'faerau;
NAmE -rou/ noun, verb m noun 1 a
group of baby pigs that are born together to the same mother ( l^fftMiAEft.) ESQ litter
2 an act of giving birth to pigs A 7 3# a verb [V]
(of a female pig to give birth Farsi /'fa:si:;
/V/\mf 'fairsii/ noun [U] = Persian(2)
,far-'sighted adj. 1 having
or showing an understanding of the effects in the future of
actions that you take now, and being able to plan for them W ISM Eft; j^i$13z£
jft Eft : the most far-sighted of politicians ft A 3ze M Eft i|5[ 0 afar-sighted
decision A3s;JAlEft AaE 2 (especially NAmF) == long-sighted ►.far-'sighted ness noun [U] fart /fait ;
NAmE fairt/ verb, noun
m verb (taboo, slang) [V] to let air
from the bowels come out through
the anus, especially when it
happens loudly) mm Ena A more polite way
of expressing this is ‘to break wind’. & A*LI£Wi&&ft to
break wind 0 ,fart a round (BrE also ,fart
a bout) (taboo, slang) to waste time by behaving in a silly way MB
mnoun (taboo, slang) 1 an act of
letting air from the bowels come
out through the anus, especially
when it happens loudly tm; ( Alt ) Scalps 2 an unpleasant, boring or
stupid person $fPU8A; 4>AKM$JA; JtA farther /'faiftyr);
NAmE 'faird-/ adv., adj.
m adv.
(comparative of far * far Eft at
or to a greater
distance in space or time
( NlWAlSWdi ) MS, $$33;: farther north/south /]% 0 farther along the road
01 can’t
go any farther.
0 As a
family we grew farther and farther apart. $SCl -'tAi^IliTo 0 We watched their ship moving gradually
farther away. % fft M W fife fll Wl&iiSio 0 How
much farther is it? ^S? 0 They hadn’t got any farther with the work (- they had made no
progress). (Ml Eft Xjf IT»T7n see afield
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adj. (comparative of far
* far Eft It &M) at a greater distance in space, direction or time (
$ |bL A Eft ANA] ± ) M33Eft,
$$33Eft: the farther shore of the
m
WHICH
WORD?
farther ♦ further ♦ farthest ♦ furthest
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These are the comparative and superlative
forms of
far. far
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To talk about distance, use either farther, farthest or further, furthest. In BrE, further, furthest are
the most common forms
and in NAmE, further and farthest. farther,
farthest, M
If $ further, furthest further,
furthest, further, farthest: I have
to travel
further/farther to work now. JJft&lllfftM
Siftl&A-tJA
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To talk about the degree or extent of
something, further/furthest
are usually preferred.
further/furthest: Let’s
consider this point further. Aftfe#Jfs&—
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Further, but not farther, can also mean ‘more’ or
‘additional’. * further
AM^/AMfeUA)® farther I'JAJitS: Are there any further questions? ft A
This sounds very formal in NAmE. StH-ffc
farthest o-n
/'faidist; NAmE 'faird-/ (also furthest) adv., adj.
adv. (superlative of far * far Eft ft
iS5 M) at or to the greatest distance in space or time ( $ |i|J |ieO
± ) ft 33, ft A: the house farthest away from the road /ij ft
^iE&ft33Eftllft$;M7 o a competition to see who could throw (the)
farthest #P331
a adj.
(superlative of far * far Eli) ft M %H) at the greatest distance
in space, direction or time ( $|b},
A Eft AN"ft] ± ) ft 33 Eft. ft X Eft: the farthest point of the journey S&flEft
ftj0 the
part of the garden farthest from the house ?£@^M7ft33$J3fiA farthing /’faidirj;
NAmE ‘fairdir)/ noun an old British coin worth one quarter of an
old penny A-if ( ^EU |B5jg
ff5, m^lBffir/j
farthin gale /'faidirjgeil; NAmE 'fair-/ noun
in the past, a thick piece of material or set of large rings worn under a
woman’s skirt to give it a wide round shape
mif, Ms* ( \mmmff-kffi)
fart lek /'faitlek; NAmE 'fairt-/ noun [U]
training for runners in which the speed and type of ground are varied ff«iIMI^
( MfdiiTllft ) fa scia /‘feija/
noun (BrF) 1 (also facia) = dashboard 2 (also fascia
board) a board on the roof of a house, at the end of the rafters ;
ftpf 3 (also facia)
a board above the
entrance of a shop/store, with the name of the shop on it ( $i/£An±AEft )
fas ci itis /.faeji'aitis;
BrE also .faesi-/ noun [u] (medical @E) a condition in
which the covering of a muscle or an organ becomes red and sore jjftHjfc fascinate
/'faesineit/ verb to attract or interest sb very much ^ U 0# 31; 3S : [VN]
had fascinated him
since he was a boy. ft H
fife S $jMif M Eft fn] M 0 0 [V] The private lives of
movie stars never fail to fascinate.
fas-cin-ated /'faesineitid/ adj. ~ (by sth) | ~ to see,
learn, etc. very interested A 3£ W; Hi A i® Eft : The children
watched, fascinated, as the picture began to appear. #0 0 I’ve always
been fascinated by his
ideas. ^ & ft fife Eft M A @ 0 0 They were fascinated to see that it was similar to
one they had at home.
u,
fascinating /'faesineitir)/
adj. extremely interesting and attractive iff ?|ijEEj; 37 A Eft :
a fascinating story/subject 0 The
results
of the survey made
fascinating reading. ft A AilE
7(^0 0 It’s fascinating to see how different
people approach the problem. #£iJ7I^EftA;S#:&iy£/i'"
I'pJMilftWilftTo 0 I fail to see what women find so
fascinating about him. HcffctAtbM—^AAftsfcM jgj0 o
note at interesting ►
fas cin at ing ly adv. fas-cin-ation /.faesi'neijn/
noun l ie, usually sing.] a very strong
attraction, that makes sth very interesting fj; A Eft ■SHI A: Water
holds a fascination for most children. Ai&WMA&ftBHI A0 0 The
fascin
ation of the
game lies in trying to guess what your opponent is thinking. AM#A3#
X0 2 [U,
sing.] ~ (for/with sb/sth) the state of being very attracted to and
interested in sb/sth A3S; H 31: the public’s enduring fascination with the
Royal Family A&Zti^Eft^A7«lftA@ ❖ The girls listened in fascination as the
story unfolded. ^ 'If f M'MM. Jf,
fas-cism
(also Fas-cism) /'faejizam/ noun [U] an
extreme right-wing political
system or attitude which is in favour of strong central government and which
does not allow any opposition X
fascist (also Fas-cist)
/’faejist/ noun 1 a person who supports fascism 2 a way of referring to
sb that you
disapprove of because they have right-
wing attitudes ® ►
fas-cist adj.: a fascist state
'MM 0 fascist
sympathies fash ion Ont /'faejn/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 [U,
C] a popular style of clothes, hair, etc. at a particular time or place; the
state of being popular ( A m, t&5£, dressed in the
latest
fashion ^#ABt 0 the new season’s fashions ft
Eft ?3ft It A o Long skirts
have come into fashion again. 0
Jeans are still in fashion.