fatiguing /fa'tirgio/
adj. {format) very tiring, both physically and mentally ftAlN>3£^W;
3?'I>^AjW Kd EXHAUSTING
fatso /'faetseu;
NAmE -sou/ noun {pi: -oes) = fatty fat-ten /'faetn/
verb ~ (sb/sth) up to make sb/sth fatter, especially an animal before
killing it for food; to become fatter ( $ ) H£Hft j£HE; ( )
If HE : [VN] The piglets
are taken from the sow to be fattened for market. &WHE
Jh rfT o o She’s
very thin after her illness—but we’ll soon fatten her up.
&ftWo [also V]
fat ten ing /'faetmr)/
adj. (of food likely to make you fat ^{£AAi$W: fattening cakes
ifcT# W3H fattism /'faetizam/ noun
[U] unfair treatment of people because of their large body size J$Aj$IJ5, ►
fat-tist adj. fatty /'faeti/ adj.,
noun
m adj.
(fat-tier, fat ti-est) containing a lot of fat; consisting
offat WWH^JftW; HEM;
H^HfrW: fatty foods MB t
$5 0 fatty tissue HsHfrlt^R
mnoun {pi. -ies)
(also fatso) (informal, disapproving) a fat
person HI ft:
3SH«tttt«JftiPftB.
.fatty 'acid noun {chemistry ffc)
an acid that is found in fats and oils HaJftBk
fatuous /'faetjuas/
adj. {formal) stupid MUW; MSI: W: a fatuous comment/grin M &
W ft ft; fit ft W if W ft H ► fatuously odv.
fatwa /'faetwa:/
noun a decision or order made under Islamic law )
fau cet /'fo:sit/ (NAmE?) [BrE tap) noun
a device that controls the flow of water from a pipe A
A; #eH: the hot/cold faucet
A / A 0 to turn a faucet on/off ft / ft# A — picture o plug fault 0-w /fo:lt/
noun, verb mnoun
►
RESPONSIBILITY 1 [U] - (that ...
) | ~ (for doing sth)
the responsibility
for sth wrong that has happened or been done ifji; Mitt; MA: It was his
fault that we were late. (H1510 ft ft fife» 0 Why should
I say sorry when it’s not my fault? XJificWliftft 0
/t’s nobody’s fault, it fP&Wla 0
0 ft’s your own fault for being careless. % ft A M M fa i £ W
M A«, 0 Many people live in poverty through no fault of their
own.
H Bftft £.Mft0 o I think the owners are at
fault (= responsible) for not warning us.
►
IN SB’S CHARACTER At1 2 [C] a
bad or weak aspect of
sb’s character M H3U shortcoming : He’s
proud of his
children and blind to their faults, ft, A ft mm k
Ttftfn o I love her for all
her faults (= in
spite of them).
►
STH WRONG ft ft 3 [c]
something that is wrong or not
perfect with sth;
something that is wrong with a machine or system that stops it from working
correctly SAPS; 0Dd defect: The book’s virtues far
outweigh its
faults. M A o The
system, for
all its faults, is the best available at the moment.
0 a major fault in the design
i&itAW-~-ftltftA'yi<>a structural fault o an electrical fault
►
IN TENNIS |$j£§c 4 [C] a
mistake made when serving % J^Aft:
He has served a number of double faults in this set.
►
GEOLOGY lift 5 [C] a place where
there is a break that is longer than usual in the layers of rock in the earth’s
crust ( i&HftHW ) BjfrM: the
San Andreas fault 5ft mmmmm o a fault ime
IT7TC1 to a 'fault used to
say that sb has a lot, or even too much, of a particular good quality ( iftjgr
) M ft , M Jt: She is generous to a fault, ft M ft W fit o — more at find v.
mverb [VN]
(often used in negative sentences with can and could # ^ can ffl
could 3S ft a£ ftl) to find a
mistake or a weakness in sb/sth ft ft ft; $ tB A
HT31 criticize : Her
colleagues could not fault her dedication to the job. MWPWAAMWMfl JiAft
Mill Wo o He had always been polite—she couldn’t fault him on that. ft£MArffi*fftA
pT
'fault-finding noun [U] the act of
looking for faults in
sb/sth mm
fault-less /'forltlas/ adj. having no mistakes
'& W le ft W; AfibkW; tcHAI&
ft/l )
fauna /'foina/ noun [U, C]
all the animals living in an area or in a particular period of history (AS
ftEsSc^N- SHW ) the
local flora and fauna (= plants and
animals) 0 (technical Aft) land and
marine
faunas
Faust
ian /'faustian/ adj. {formal) ~ bargain/pact/agree- ment an
agreement in which sb agrees to do sth bad or dishonest, in return for money,
success or power # ±
HAW ( )>(
# ft ft ) ni:iwi^i From
Faust, who, according to the German legend, sold his soul to the Devil in
return for many years of power and pleasure, if, g WA
( Faust ) , &&&&¥
faute de mieux /.faut da 'mj3:; NAmE ,fout/ adv. (from French) because
there is nothing else that is better 0 A M W : We were obliged, faute de
mieux, to drink the local beverage. «i
Fauve
/fauv; NAmE fouv/ noun a member of a
group of French painters who were important in Fauvism (
&
m)
Fauvism
/'fauvizam; NAmE 'fouv-/
noun [u] (art HA) a style of
painting that uses bright colours and in which objects and people are
represented in a non-realistic way. It was popular in
ftfflAti, /A 1905
ft-H )
faux /fau; NAmE fou/ adj. artificial, but
intended to look or seem real Ajh
W; ft ft?'] W: The chairs were covered in faux animal skin. 0 His accent
was so faux. ffeW Pb
faux
pas /,fau 'pa:; NAmE ,fou/ noun (pi faux pas /,fau
'pa:z; NAmE ,fou/) (from French) an action or a
remark that causes embarrassment because it is not socially correct ftftj^^;
ftiS; AIL; AW fava
bean /'faiva bi:n/ noun (NAmEi) = broad bean fave /feiv/ noun (informal) a favourite person
or thing # ^'JW^WA ( Afttl ) : That song is one ofmyfaves. M — o ► fave adj.: her fave TV
show
fa-vela /fae'vela/ noun (from Portuguese) a poor area in or
near a Brazilian city, with many small houses that are close together and in
bad condition (
W ) W^ K, $:&)§ —
compare shanty town fa
vour O-w (SrF) (NAmE favor)
/'feiva(r)/ noun, verb mnoun
► HELP ^Bij 1 [c] a thing that
you do to help sb ft; :
Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam
from school today? 0
Can I ask a favour? ? 0 I would never ask
for any favours from
her. AStkftftif ftk#Mif6It£7o 0 I’m going as a favour to Ann, not because
I want to. A MftJiflc*IAo o I’ll ask Steve to