managed to
recreate the feeling of the original theatre, -fife
IT»T71 bad/ill feeling (also bad/ill feelings especially in NAmE) anger between people,
especially after an argument or disagreement M.RM: There was a lot of bad feeling between the two groups
of students. —
more at hard adj.,
SINK V., SPARE V.
feel-ing-ly /'firlirjli/ adv. with
strong emotion $t1#fife; M0.J Jtfe tm emotionally : He spoke feelingly
about his dead father. feet pi. of foot
feign /fern/
verb (formal) to pretend that you have
a particular feeling or that you are ill/sick, tired, etc. {g
m, m&, mine
survived the
massacre by feigning death. fife Alt AM & 4 ft M i§ £ o 0 ‘Who cares?’ said
Alex, feigning indifference. “«*¥? ”
[also V to inf] feint /feint/ noun, verb
m noun (especially in sport) a
movement that is intended to make your opponent think you are going to do one
thing when you are really going to do sth else (ftfnW
) nm, mx,
■
verb [V] (especially in sport % M X W
isz^) to confuse your opponent by making them think you are going to do one
thing when you are really going to do sth else
feisty /’faisti/
adj. (feistier, feistiest) (informal, approving) (of people A) strong,
determined and not afraid of arguing with people J!li&fflSj!2Lij#|-(ft
felafel = FALAFEL
feld spar /'feldspai(r)/ noun [U, C] a type of white
or red rockAX
fe lici tous /fa'lisitas/ adj. (formal or literary) (especially
of words jitfa'mM) chosen well;
very suitable; giving a good result fefiO(ft; ffr ^ (ft; (ft HTTI apt, happy: a felicitous turn
of phrase
fiU (ft If ►
fe-lici-tous-ly adv.
fe-li-city /fa'lisati/ noun (pi. -ies) (formal or literary) 1 [U] great happiness A
fil; A ft #£ X 2 [U] the quality of being well chosen
or suitable 0 ij] ; ifr ^ ; # # 3 felicities [pi.] well-chosen or
successful features, especially in a speech or piece of writing (
mrnmx, mmm
fe line /'fiilain/ adj., noun
madj. like a cat; connected with
an animal of the cat family ® fK (ft ; $5 f4 $ (ft: She
walks with feline grace.
■
noun (formal) a cat; an animal of the
cat family
fell /fel/ noun, verb, adj. — see also fall
■
noun a hill or an area of
hills in northern
&XM(ft ) Aid, £P£fifeE
■
verb [VN] 1 to cut down a tree A ) 2 (literary)
to
make sb fall to the ground fb#], ET$J ( 3£A ) : He felled his
opponent with a single blow, fife —• # ftj #] T
m adj. (literary) very evil or violent fP M (ft ; Jl (ft ITTfTTI at/in one fell swoop all at the same time; in
a single action, especially a sudden or violent one — f
X;
-¥•
fella (also
fell er) /'fel0(r)/ noun (informal) 1 an informal way of
referring to a man A#; kit ; /MfcX; itJUll 2 an informal way of referring to sb’s
boyfriend J§
A:
Have you met her new fella? ffc JE f !j
Iftfe ift §r J? JPIA
m?
fel-late
/fa'leit;
NAmE also 'feleit/ verb [VN] (formal) to perform fellatio on a man aftaR ■■ ■ (ft Pb £; A • • • P fc fel la tio /fa'leijiau; NAmE -Jiou/ noun [U] (formal) the practice of touching
a man’s
penis with the tongue and lips
to give sexual pleasure PftWbJg; P A fel low 0-w /‘felau; NAmE'felou/ noun, adj. m noun 1 (informal, becoming old-fashioned) a way of referring to a
man or boy HA; H; A14 X;
IF
Ml: He’s a nice old fellow, fife & j\L A ft A X fa 0 — see
also fella 2 [usually
pi.] a person that you work
with
or that is like you; a thing that is similar to the one mentioned |W] 3^; |W]3|; [SJ^; gg5ft$J: She has a very
good reputation among her fellows, ftfe 4E |r]
^ 4 W P fil o 0 Many caged birds live longer than their fellows in the
wild.
3 (BrE) a senior member of some colleges or universities
( A^XI&bIcAX^J ) liX: a fellow of
who holds a fellowship ( Hi^^X^Fft ) ®F2t4: a graduate fellow 1£A;^4^(ft 0
a teaching fellow
madj. [only before noun] used to describe sb who
is the same as you in some way, or in the same situation (WJ m&}-, IHIfSrW: fellow members/
citizens/workers |§] — M £R (ft M ; fs] MN $omy
fellow
passengers on the train ftlfic r^IA^W fife#
.fellow
'feeling noun [U, C] a feeling of
sympathy for sb because you have shared similar experiences jl ig |WJ
mm-, mmmm;
fel low ship /'felaujip; NAmE -You-/ noun 1 [u] a feeling of friendship
between people who do things together or share an interest f^c # A ^ ; A it; 1f
2 [C] an organized group of people who share an interest, aim or belief ( ) 0ft,
3 [C] (especially BrE) the
position of being a senior member of a college or university (
^I^^A^^I ) M iblRfv 4 [C] an
award of money to a graduate
student to allow them to continue their studies or to do research W % £ ^ ^ ^ 5 [C, U] the
state of being a member of an academic or professional organization ( to be elected to fellowship of the
British Academy AA*±^f4^$ulft
.fellow-'travel-ler
noun 1 a person who is
travelling to the same place as another person I ff 2 a person who agrees with
the aims of a political party, especially the Communist party, but is not a
member of it ]W]{f&A
felon /'felan/
noun
(especially NAmE, law ^) a person who has committed a felony
fel-ony /'felani/ noun [C, U] (pi. -ies) (NAmE or old- fashioned, law W) the act
of committing a serious crime such as murder or rape; a crime of this type Jr ^; Jr ffij W : a charge of felony — compare
misdemeanour(2)
felt /felt/ noun [U] a type of soft
thick cloth made from wool or hair that has been pressed tightly together a felt
hat — see also feel, felt, felt v.
,felt-tip 'pen (also felt
tip, ,felt-tipped pen) noun a pen that has a point made of felt ffi, fe male o-w /'filmed/ adj., noun m adj. 1 being a woman or a
girl A&A it 14 (ft: a female student/employee/artist 0 Two of
the candidates must
be female. Hit
'14
0 2 of the sex that can lay
eggs or give birth to
babies
jH| (ft ; # (ft : a female cat ® 3 of women; typical of
women; affecting women it 14 (ft; #3 it (ft; it 141# ^ (ft : female
characteristics it 14 # tiE 0 the female role $3 it (ft $1
fe — compare
feminine 4 (biology 4) (of plants and
flowers tl ^ fll ?£) that can produce fruit «H4W; A«lft 5 (technical Ai&) (of
electrical equipment A §) having a
hole that another part fits into |5^ frbi lil 7L (ft; Di] : a
female plug fa(
noun 1
an animal that can lay eggs or give birth to babies; a plant that can produce
fruit ; ittlttlfi
$f; 14 2 a woman or a girl it A: More
females than
males are
employed in the factory. &?AXr"iUf!(ftit14
tkH14^o EEQmale femi nine /‘femanin/ adj.,
noun
m adj. 1 having the qualities
or appearance considered to be typical of women; connected with women (
ittW,
K3itW: That dress