fa-tal-is-tic /.ferta'listik/ adj. showing a belief in fate and feeling that you cannot control events or stop them from happening ?NH£(ft; D/fA&^ftJ ► fa tal is tic al ly /.feita’listikali/ adv.

fa tal ity /fa'taelati/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 [c] a death that is caused in an accident or a war, or by violence or disease ( fife#-,          A ) ?E t:: Several

people were injured, but there were no fatalities. # Jl'1" X'ytffi, fliMA^EtTc 2 [U] the fact that a particular disease will result in death ( M M (ft )      : to

reduce the fatality of certain types of cancer Se fit) Sfe "pfr '14 0 Different forms of cancer have different fatality rates. A[s]3tM(ftfSSE^Etr^iilXlRJo 3 [U] the belief or feeling that we have no control over what happens to us fit       A Ifc : A sense of

fatality gripped her. —

'fat camp noun [U, C] an organized holiday/vacation for fat children during which they are helped to lose weight

fat cat noun (informal, disapproving) a person who earns, or who has, a lot of money (especially when compared to people who do not earn so much) A?;

fate /feit/ noun 1 [C] the things, especially bad things, that will happen or have happened to sb/sth -bp A &. ^

( AJhA# ) ;  The fate of the three

men is unknown.    K 0 She sat outside,

waiting to find out her fate,

ff tib (ft A $ o o The court will decide our fate/fates, fe E$ M IS in (ft ii o 0 Each of the managers suffered the same fate.       —A# 3 #Sffl JIAH Jit 0 o The govern­

ment had abandoned the refugees to their fate. S&Jff M ft 7Xt , it fife jll B/f A & ^ 0 0 From that moment our fate was sealed (= our future was decided). Cl(ft#i§*fcS#&/$SFA o 2 [U] the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed A£fc;         Aife: Fate was

kind to me that day. IP Affe^g Aj50 0 By a strange twist of fate, Andy and I were on the same plane. & A#i§(ft

o note at luck

IRTC1 a fate worse than ‘death (often humorous) a terrible thing that could happen ( rJ (ft ) ® olffi (ft# — more at tempt

fated /'feitid/ adj. 1 ~ (to do sth) unable to escape a particular fate; certain to happen because everything is controlled by fate A ££ /k (ft ; is ae (ft EHE destined: We were fated never to meet again. ffeClii ^ 7 71c s X Its # ft JtL o O He believes that everything in life is fated. ^ftfilXlft Alft^      lft0 2 = ill-

fated

fate-ful /’feitfl/ adj. [usually before noun] having an important, often very bad, effect on future events 7} A AX® A ( A ffi ) fp[n](ft: She looked back now to that fateful day in December.         ft

-A.

,fat-'free adj. not containing any fat Xl^laJK/Fft; fat- free yogurt M

father o-w /'fa:6a(r)/ noun, verb

u noun 1 a male parent of a child or an animal; a person who is acting as the father to a child A; Ben's

a wonderful father. XIIA$£#?(ft:5£Ao 0 You’ve been like a father to me.     0 Our new

boss is a father of three {= he has three children), ffefil (ft$r^ftiiHA&A£ft3£^o 0 He was a wonderful father to both his natural and adopted children, fife Xt b (old-fashioned) Father, I cannot lie to you.   ISX^X't'f&T&ilL — see also

GODFATHER, GRANDFATHER, STEPFATHER 2 fathers [p|.]

(literary) a person’s ancestors (= people who are related to you who lived in the past)   the land of

our fathers CMS. % (ft ± ife — see also forefather 3 ~ (of sth) the first man to introduce a new way of thinking about sth or of doing sth frj#}A;     A

W.]    Henry Moore is considered to be the father of

modem British sculpture. ® %ij • % X iA A Jk M ft H ® 0 M A 5£ o — see also founding father 4 Father used by Christians to refer to God A3£; ±i$f: Father, forgive us. A A, ffe 111 nE 0 o God the Father A A 5 Father {abbr. Fr) the title of a priest, especially in the

Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church ( A ^AAiMftAlE    Father Dominic

A —see also Holy Father from .father to 'son from one generation of a family to the next   A;

like .father, like son (saying) used to say that a son’s character or behaviour is similar to that of his father        — more at old, wish n.

n verb [VN] 1 to become the father of a child by making a woman pregnant J&A-’-fftAA; # • •(ftj&^N: He claims to have fathered over 20 children.      20 AAA®

AAo 2 to create new ideas or a new way of doing sth

6>J:& ( frM ) ; frjit, km ( )

.Father ‘ Christmas (firf) (also ‘Santa ClausNAmE, BrF) noun an imaginary old man with red clothes and a long white beard. Parents tell small children that he brings them presents at Christmas. 1MI:A 'father figure noun an older man that sb respects because he will advise and help them like a father A MA; g»lftA; AX

father-hood /'fa:6ahud; NAmE -Qarhud/ noun [u] the state of being a father AA^JifeA (  )

'father-in-law noun {pi. fathers-in-law) the father of your husband or wife &5C; £•£•; AA ( ^cHA ) WA A — compare mother-in-law father-land /'fardalaend; NAmE -Qarlaend/ noun [usually sing.] {old-fashioned) (used especially about Germany) the country where a person, or their family, was bom, especially when they feel very loyal towards it g

father-less /'faidalas; NAmE -darlas/ adj. [usually before noun] without a father, either because he has died or because he does not live with his children fatherless children/families &WA^&WA / MM fatherly /‘faiQoli; NAmE -Sarli/ adj. typical of a good father       fatherly advice

0                  He keeps a fatherly eye on his players, ite#

’ Father’s Day noun a day when fathers receive cards and gifts from their children, usually the third Sunday in June    ( iSftA         ittSflB )

.Father 'Time noun an imaginary figure who represents time and looks like an old man carrying a scythe and an hourglass BAiU^A ( A- # H 71 fP

m.      )

fathom /'faedam/ verb, noun

9» verb ~ sb/sth (out) to understand or find an explanation for sth Jift? ; ® Ji 7 M: [VN] It is hard to fathom the pain felt at the death of a child. AAAffi J§ Xf£ tU fcfk (ft 0 O [V wh-] He couldn’t fathom out what the man could possibly mean. A(ft^S0

■ noun a unit for measuring the depth of water, equal to 6 feet or 1.8 metres          ^ 6

1.8 A ) : The ship sank in 20 fathoms. 20 ^

A&L 0 {figurative) She kept her feelings hidden fathoms deep.

fa tigue /fa'tiig/ noun 1 [U] a feeling of being extremely tired, usually because of hard work or exercise It A; A H HT?1 exhaustion, tiredness . physical and mental fatigue Driver fatigue was to

blame for the accident.   O

1                  was dropping with fatigue and could not keep my eyes

open, SI If A JF A o 2[U] (usually

after another noun 3l#SA%—%TZlf5) a feeling of not wanting to do a particular activity any longer because you have done too much of it Afi: battle fatigue fife A $£ A 3 [U] weakness in metal or wood caused by repeated bending or stretching (

The wing of the plane showed signs of metal fatigue. #1 4 fatigues [pi.] loose clothes worn by soldiers ( ±RlFl$ )     5 fatigues [pi.]

{especially NAmE) duties, such as cleaning and cooking, that soldiers have to do, especially as a punishment ±

MtfTJA TO)

fa tigued /fa'tiigd/ adj. [not usually before noun] {formal) very tired, both physically and mentally   >(#

W.XM SHI EXHAUSTED