SYNONYMS A&IIIIWf fear
alarm ♦
apprehension ♦ fright * foreboding
These are all words for the bad feeling you have when
you are afraid. „
fear the bad
feeling that you have when you are in danger, when sth bad might happen, or
when a particular thing frightens you £itt:
(a) fear of flying o
She showed no
fear.
alarm fear or worry that sb feels when
sth dangerous or unpleasant might happen 3MH:
The
doctor said there was no cause for alarm.
apprehension worry
or fear that sth unpleasant may happen f&tfcig;-Shefeltsome apprehension at seeing
him again.
BHfe.
fright a
feeling of fear, usually sudden : She
cried out in fright.
FEAR OR FRIGHT? ffl fear fright ?
Fear is a more general feeling than fright. You can
use fear, but not fright, for things that always frighten you and for things
that may happen in the future. * fear 6<j fright rgo
fear, fright;
/ have a fright of spiders: o his fright of what might happen Fright is a
reaction to sth that has just happened or is happening now. * fright
foreboding a
strong feeling that sth unpleasant or dangerous is going to happen SSHSif#: The letter filled him with
foreboding.
IMIPPIi.
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
■
a feeling of fear/alarm/apprehension/foreboding
■
a growing sense of fear/alarm/foreboding
■
fear/apprehension of/about what might
happen
■
She was shaking/trembling
with fear/fright. i His
eyes widened in fear/alarm/fright.
.Feast
of Tabernacles noun [u] = Succoth .Feast of 'Weeks noun [u] = Shavuoth feat /fi:t/ noun (approving) an action or a piece of work that needs skill,
strength or courage $£ it; It; Tf M M ♦ HE : The
tunnel is a brilliant feat of engfn- eering. otoperform/
attempt/achieve
astonishing feats MA zH; #• ® O That was no mean feat (= it
was
difficult to do). ° note
at action
fea-thet* O-w /'feda(r)/ noun, verb ■
noun one of
the many soft light parts covering a bird’s body % ; 4$ % : a
peacock feather ?L it 33 ^ 0 a feather pillow (= one containing
feathers) 33
It zk — picture c> page
R28 IT»171 a
'feather in your cap an action that you can be proud of nj 3I
IU § ift fr A) frhlMWI This idiom comes
from the Native American custom of giving a feather to sb who had been very
brave in battle& % i* fa g H S ± M 89 , JE- « 3$€
—more at bird, knock
V., RUFFLE V., SMOOTH V.
uverb fTSTTTl feather your
(own) ’nest to make yourself richer, especially by spending money
on yourself that should be spent on sth else —
more at tar v.
.feather-1
bed verb (-dd-) [VN] (BrE) to make
things easy for sb, especially by giving them money or good conditions of work ( AJb g.Jr#
)
.feather
'boa (also boa) noun a long thin piece
of clothing like a scarf, made of
feathers and worn over
the shoulders by women,
especially in the past ( IB H
'feather-brained adj. (informal,
disapproving) very silly
.feather
'duster noun a stick with feathers on the end
of it that is used for cleaning 333i#A feathered /'feQad; NAmE
-Sard/ adj. covered with feathers or having feathers HHH 33;
W33^89 feather-weight
/'feSaweit; NAmE ‘fedarw-/ noun a boxer weighing between 53.5 and 57 kilograms,
heavier than a bantamweight ¥• (
53.5 M 57 '&ft )
fea-thery /'feSari/ adj. light and soft; like
feathers $5 tfc
M;
m%m
fea-ture O-w
/‘fi:t;fa(r)/ noun, verb m noun [C] 1 something important,
interesting or typical of a place or thing #fe; #11; #,&: An
interesting feature of the city is the old market. 09—
#fiEifc 09 o 0 Teamwork is a key feature of the
training programme.
#,&<> o Which
features do you look for when choosing a car? 0 The software has
no
particular distinguishing features. j/A S 09 # &
o o geographical features jfe — see also water feature 2 [usually
pi.] a
part of sb’s face such as their nose, mouth and eyes ®^09 —P,
SH ) : his
strong handsome features I1L 0 Her eyes are her most striking
feature. M W 3
~ <on sb/sth) (in newspapers, on television, etc.) a special
article or programme about sb/sth ( £fe}1^09 ) #£/, ^
$f; ■
■ ■ A ± M M : The film features
professor. f&IUSk, 0 The
latest model
features alloy wheels and an electronic alarm, m0Many of
the hotels featured in the brochure offer special deals for weekend breaks.
#^lJft#o 2 [V] ~ (in sth) to have
an important part, in sth it H ^ M W: UMiA :
Olive oil and garlic feature prominently in his recipes.
'feature film noun a main
film/movie with a story, rather than a documentary,
etc. # 'feature-length
adj. [usually before noun] of the same
length as a typical film/movie (.j^jf )
ac'»‘
fea-ture-less /'fiitjalas; NAmE -tjarl-/ adj. without any qualities or
noticeable characteristics A# (ft: The countryside is flat and
featureless.
febrile /'fiibrail; NAmE also 'feb-/ adj.
1 (formal)
nervous, excited and very active : a
product of
her
febrile imagination 2 (medical
E) (of
an illness j£jpf)
caused by fever ; ^'I4W;
Feb-ru-ary 0^ /'februari;
NAmE -ueri/ noun [U, C] (abbr. Feb.)
the 2nd month of the year,
between January and March HM To see how February is used, look
at the examples at April. * February April
fecal, feces (/VAmf) = faecal, faeces feck-less /'feklas/ adj. having a weak character;
not behaving in a responsible way
Her husband was a charming, but lazy and feckless man.
►feck-
less-ness noun [U]
fec und /'fiikand; 'fek-/ adj. (formal) 1 able to produce a lot of
children, crops, etc. HT71
fertile 2 producing new and useful
things, especially