fe-ring-hee /fe'rirjgi/
noun a word used in some
Asian countries for any person with a white skin, especially a European or an
American (—些亚洲国家4词，尤指欧
洲或美洲的）白人
fer-mata /f3：'ma:t9； NAmE f3：r'm-/ noun [music {especially
k verb /fa'ment; NAmE far'm-/ to experience a
chemical change because of the action of yeast or bacteria, often
changing sugar to alcohol; to make sth change in this way (使）寒酵：[V] fruit juices/erment
i/t/iey are kept
for too long.果计畚敗導 X 就会爰酵。◊ (figurative) A bZemi 〇/emotions/ermented
inside her.她百感交集， 激动不巨。◊ [VN】 Red wine is /ermented
at a higher temperature than white.红葡萄_发酵的温度比白葡萄
酒 。► fer.men.ta.tioii /,f3:men'teijn; A/Amf ,f3:rm-/ noun [U]
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noun /'f3：ment; NAmE 'f3：rm-/ [U, sing.] (formal) a state of political or social excitement
and confiision (政治或社 会上的）动乱，骚动，纷扰：ITie country is
in /erment.
这个国家动荡不安。
fermium /'faimiam; NAmE 'f3：rm-/ noun [U] (symb Fm) a chemical element.
Fermium is a very rare radioactive metal.镄（罕有的放射性化学元素），. fern /f3：n; NAmE f3：rn/ noun [C, U] a plant with
large delicate leaves and no flowers tiiat grows in wet areas or is grown in a
pot. There are many types of fern.蕨；蕨类
ferocious
/fa'rauj'ss;
NAmE -'rou-/ adj. very aggressive or
violent; very strong凶猛的；或暴的；猛烈的0QGJ savage ： a /erocfous
beasi/attac/c/storm 猛兽；_ 猛烈的 进攻；狂风秦雨◊ a man driven
by/erocious determination 为强烈 知 A心所驱 使的人 ◊/erocfous
opposition to thepZan对这个计划激烈的反对^^1".〇<1〇115.1>^咖. ferocity /fa'rDsati; NAmE fa'rais-/ noun [U] violence; aggressive
behaviour 残暴；凶猛；凶恶;舍烈：The poHce were shocked by
the /eroci’iy 〇/ the attack•警方对 那起攻击的凶残感到震惊。
fer-ret /'ferit/ noun, verb
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not/n a small aggressive animal with a
long thin'body, kept for chasing rabbits
from their holes, killing rats,
etc.雪貂（身体细长，用以猎兔、捕鼠等）
• verb 1 [V +adv./prep.] ~ (about/around) (for sth) {informal) to search for sth that
is lost or hidden among a lot of things搜索，四处搜寻，翻找（丟失或藏匿的东
西）.：She
opened the drawer and ferreted around for her fcas.她打开抽屉，翻找她的钥匙。2 [V] to hunt rabbits, RATS, etc. using ferrets 用雪貂猎兔（或捕鼠 等）lUTiFI .ferret sb/sth^-'out {informal) to discover information
or to find sb/sth by searching thoroughly, asking a lot of questions, etc.搜索出；搜寻出、查获
Fer-ris
wheel /'feris
will/ noun
[especially
ferrite /'ferait/ noun [U] 1 a chemical
containing iron, used in electrical devices such as aerials/antennas 铁 氧体（用于制作天线等电气设备)2 a form of pure iron
that is found in steel which contains low amounts of CARBON (存在于钢中的）铁素体
ferro-mag-net-ic
/.feraumaeg'netik;
NAmE .ferou-/ adj. (phys/cs 物）having the kind of magnetism which‘iron has铁磁品
ferrous /'feras/ adj. [only before noun]
(fedm/’co/ 术语） containing iron; connected with iron 含故的；铁的
ferrule
/'feruil;
NAmE 'feral/ noun a piece of metal or
rubber that covers the end of an umbrella or a stick to protect it (棍杖、伞顶端的)金属包箍，橡皮包头
ferry
/'feri/
noun, verb
mnoun {pi. -ies) a boat that carries
people, vehicles and goods across a river or across a narrow part of the sea 渡船；摆渡：the cross-chcmnd /erry
service 横渡海峡轮 渡服务◊ V^e caught
the/eny at Ostend我们在奧斯坦德 及时赶上了渡船。〇t/ie Dover-Caiais/erry crossing 多弗 尔一加来轮渣◊ the Staten Mcmd/eny斯塔滕岛渡船
—picture o page R2
verb (fer-ries,
ferry-ing, fer-ried, fer ried) [usually +adv./ prep.] to carry p743 festival
ojfered to/erry us across.the
river in his boat.他提出坐 也的船把会们渡过河。◊ chi Wren need to
be /erried
to and介om schooi.孩子们上学放学需要摆渡。[also
V] 'ferry boat /iow/7 a boat that is used as a ferry 渡船 ferry-man /'feriman/ noun
{pi. -men /-man/) a person in
charge of a ferry across a river 渡船工;艟船主 fertile /_f3:tail; /VA/rjf ’f3:rtl/ 1 (of land or soil 土地 漁土壤）that plants grow
well in 肥沃的；富饶的：a /erriie region
富饶的地区 r^U-3 infertile 2 (of people, animals or
plants 人或动植物）that can produce babies, young animals, fruit or new
plants 能生育的；可繁殖 的.；能结果的：The treatment Zias been
tested on heaithy /ertite women underthe a^e o/35.这个疗法已对 35
岁 #下能生育的健康妇女进冇了试验。EH3 infertile 3 [usually before noun] that produces good
results; that encourages activity能产生合结果的；促进的：a jisrriZe
parmers/iip 有成知的合伙吴系◊ TTie region at
the time was fertile ground for revolutionary movements (=there were the necessary
conditions for them to develop easily)•当时该地区是命运动的沃土。4 [usually before noun] (of
a person’s mind or imagination 人的思 想或想象 ij)
that produces a lot of new ideas 点子多 的；想象力卓富的：the product o/.a/erti〖e
fmagimirion 想象力♦夤舍产物—cbmpare sterile fer-til-ity /fa'tilati; NAmE far't-/ noun [U] the state of being
fertile富饶；丰产j能生育性；可繁殖性；想象力
丰富：the/erriHfy 〇/ the
soil/Icmd 土壤的肥沃；土地的
丰饶◊ .a god o/jerriiia 丰收之神◊ /erri〖ify
treatment (=medical help given to a person to help them have a baby)不孕症治存 f«nn infertility fer-til-ize {BrE also -ise) /'f3：talaiz; NAmE 'f3：rt-/ verb [VN] 1 to put pollen into a plant so that a seed develops; to
join sperm with an egg so that a
baby or young animal develops使受精；使受粉；使受胎；使受孕：FZowers are 〇片en/erti7ized by bees as
they gather nectar.花常在蜜蜂
A 蜜时受粉。◊ a /erriZized egg 聋精卵 2
to add a substance to soil to make plants grow more successfully 施肥宁►
fer-til-ization, -isa-tion /,f3：talai'zeijn; NAmE ,f3：rtala'z-/ noun [U] ： Immediately a/Cer/erriZizarion, the
ceHs 〇/the egg divide.卵受精后细 疮立卽开始分裂。◊ t/ie/erti〖izatfon o/sofZ with art^cfaZ chemfcds给主_施化肥
fertilizer [BrE also -iser) /'f3：talaiz0(r); NAmE 'f3：rt-/ noun [C, U]
a substance added to soil to make plants grow more successfully 月巴料：artificiaVchemical
/ertiiteers人工/化学肥A
fervent
/'f3：V0nt; NAmE 'f3：rv-/ adj. [usually before noun]
having or showing very strong and sincere feelings about sth热情的；热诚的；热烈的SC] ardent: a /ervent
admfrer/beHever/supporter 热诚的仰慕者；虔 诚的信徒；热情的支持者◊ (fervent
beiie"hope/desire 虔诚的信仰；热望；强烈的愿Mkfer.vent•丨yfldv. fer-vid /'f3：vid; NAmE 'f3：rvid/ adj. (formal) feeling sth too
strongly; showing feelings tiiat are too strong 情感异常 强烈的；激昂的；充满激情的►fervicMy
fl^/v.
fervour
{BrE) (NAmE fer-vor)
/'f3：va(r); NAmE 'f3：rv-/ /iow/7 [U] very strong feelings about
sth 热情；热诚；热 烈 Pn?l
enthusiasm ： She
kissed, him with unusual 少ervour•她特别热烈地吻着他。o religious/patriotic
/ervour宗教狂热；爱国热忱
fess /fes/ verb IJ；l；lTj ,fess up {NAmE, informal) to admit that you have
done sth wrong 供认；坦白.Hn
OWN UP
-fest
/fest/
combining
form
(in nouns a festival
or
large meeting involving a particular activity or with a particular atmosphere 节日；联欢；大型聚会：a jazz/est爵士音乐节◊ a ta〖fc/est漫谈会◊ a〖ove/est _筵 fes.ter /_festa(r)/ verfc.[y] 1 (of a wound or cut 伤口或破口）
to
become badly infected 化脓；溃烂：festering
sores/wounds
脓疮；化脓士.口 2 (of
bad feelings or thoughts 不快的情感或思—）to become much worse because you do not
deai with them successfully 更加苦
恼；愈益恶化
fes-ti-val /'festrvl/
noun 1 a series of
performances of music, plays, films/ movies, etc., usually organized in the
same place once
ople or goods in a boat or other vehicle from one place to
another, often for a short distance and as a regular service 渡运；摆渡：{VN] ffe