a year; a series of
public events connected with a particular activity or idea
: the
a rock festival {= where bands perform, often
outdoors and over a period of several days) jfiiA 2 a day
or period of the year when people stop working to celebrate a special event,
often a religious one A 0 ; A M; 0
— see also harvest festival
.Festival
of the Dead noun [u] = Bon
fes-tive /'festiv/ adj. 1 typical of a
special event or celebration A 0 W[ft: a
festive occasion U 0 The whole town is in festive mood.
# 0 2 {BrE) connected with the
period when people
celebrate Christmas S $£ A (ft : the festive
season/ period /$]|h] 0 festive
decorations festivity
/fe'stivati/
noun 1 festivities
[pi.]
the activities that are organized to celebrate a special event BiW&zft 2 [U] the happiness and
enjoyment that exist when people celebrate sth Jk Bi; : The wedding
was an occasion of
great festivity.
0
an air of
festivity TkBiffiHM. fes toon /fe'stuin/ verb, noun
■ verb [VN]
[usually passive] ~ sb/sth (with sth) to
decorate sb/sth with flowers, coloured paper, etc., often as part of a
celebration
m noun a
chain of lights, coloured paper, flowers, etc., used to decorate sth ; VcM fes.toon 'blind noun
{BrE) a blind for a window made of material
which hangs in folds and has round edges at the bottom <TIS )
Fest
schrift /'festjrift/ noun (from German)
a collection of articles published in honour of a scholar (
feta cheese /.feta 'tji:z/ (also feta) noun [U] a type of Greek
cheese made from sheep’s milk ( ) A
#3
.
fetal (especially NAmE) = foetal .fetal 'alcohol syndrome noun [u] (medical @[) a
condition in which a child’s mental and physical development are damaged
because the mother drank too much alcohol while she was pregnant UnJL£E fetch <H* /fetJV verb
1
(especially BrE) to go to where sb/sth
is and bring
them/it back ( A ) ( A ) i#A: [VN] to fetch
help/a
doctor A i# A
^ III; A i# IM A. o The inhabitants have to walk a mile to fetch water. 3£iii&A
J&tKo 0 She's
gone to fetch the kids from school. #&A^
0
[VNN] Could you
fetch me my bag? ^f£Al&flc$Jl2,nI3? 2 [VN] to be
sold for a particular price fj % , H sell for : The
painting is
expected to fetch $10 000 at auction. j&ipglj
10 000 fto lUffll fetch and 'carry (for
sb) to do a lot of little jobs for sb as if you were their servant ( A^A ) ggM lUniTO .fetch
'up (informal,
especially BrE) to arrive somewhere without planning to ^ A 3\ ii: And then, a
few years later, he
somehow fetched up in
fetch ing /'fetjirj/ adj. (informal) (especially of a person
or their clothes Ajf A^^^AM) attractive AW;
MAlft;
zfiAW
►
fetch-ing-ly adv. fete (also fete) /feit/ noun,
verb
unoun 1 (also fair) (both BrE)
{NAmE car-ni-val) an
outdoor entertainment at which people can play games to win prizes, buy food
and drink, etc.,
usually arranged to make money for a special purpose St A A A; XMWfcM'.
the school/village/church fete ¥ &/ 2 {NAmE) a
special occasion held
to celebrate sth fA&fgzft: a
charity fete m verb [VN] [usually
passive] (formal) to welcome, praise or entertain sb
publicly MM
fetid /'fetid/ {BrE less frequent foe-tid /'fetid;
’fiitid/) adj. [usually before noun] (formal) smelling
very unpleasant BCC3 stinking
fet ish /'fetiJV noun 1 (usually disapproving) the fact that a person
spends too much time doing or thinking about a particular thing ^ : She has a fetish
about
cleanliness. MWinJBfo o He
makes a fetish of his work. fife it ± T 1$ X c 2 the fact of getting sexual
pleasure from a particular object ( jf (X ty] $ j# ft ‘t& (ft )
& ^ : to have a leather fetish W $5 M (ft Sif 3 an object that some
people worship because they believe that it has magic powers ► fet ish
ism noun [U]: a
magazine specializing in rubber fetishism M H: $L 1$ & (ft Q 0 the
importance of animal fetishism in the history of Egypt ^(ftltfc'l’i fetishist
noun: a
leather fetishist 0# fet ish is tic /.feti'Jistik/ adj. fet ish-ize (BrE also -ise) /'fetijaiz/ verb [VN] 1 to spend too much time
thinking about or doing sth B&A•••;
2
to get sexual pleasure from thinking about
or looking at a particular thing - fet lock /‘fetlDk; NAmE -la:k/ noun the part at the
back of a horse’s leg, just above its hoof,
where long hair grows STfr ( )
fetter /'fet8(r)/ verb, noun
■
verb [VN] [usually passive] 1 {literary)
to restrict sb’s
freedom to do what they
want MM; Pfl®, WrfeiJ ( 3£A (ft @ & ) 2 to
put chains around a prisoner’s feet M ( 02E ) BQCI shackle
n noun 1 [usually pi.] {literary) something
that stops sb from doing what they want MM;
lEfa; They
were at
last freed from the
fetters of ignorance.
2
fetters [pi.] chains that are
put around a prisoner’s feet M H H771 chains,
SHACKLES
fettle /'fetl/
noun IRUl in fine/good
fettle {old-
fashioned, informal) healthy;
in good condition #
WRm
fetus (especially NAmE) = foetus feud /Quid/ noun, verb
m noun ~ (between A and B) | ~ (with sb) | - (over sb/sth)
an angry and bitter
argument between two people or groups of people that continues over a long
period of time along-running
feud between the two
artists 0
a feud with the
neighbours
-% 4P 7E ® 0 a
family feud (= within a family or between two families) 0
a feud over money
■
verb [V] ~ (with
sb) to have an angry and bitter argument with sb over a long period of time #•
►feud-ing noun [U]: stories
of bitter feuding between rival drug dealers
A W al
ii AI a]
feu dal /’fjuidl/ adj. [usually before noun] connected
with or similar to feudalism ^ It ( ffe!l ) (ft : the feudal system
feu
dalism /'fjuidahzam/
noun [U] the social system
that existed during the Middle Ages in Europe in which people were given land
and protection by a nobleman, and had to work and
fight for him in return If3ift]ft; ifil±X ► feu
dal ist ic /.fjuida'listik/
adj. fever On /’fi:vp(r)/ noun
1 [C, U] a
medical condition in which a person has a temperature that is higher than
normal A ; A : He has a high fever, itfe A i® 0 0 Aspirin should
help reduce the fever. H ^ EE If i! 0 — compare
temperature 2 [c, u]
{old-fashioned) (used mainly in
compounds a particular type of
disease in which sb has a
high temperature ) :
She caught a fever on her travels in
FEVER, HAY FEVER, RHEUMATIC FEVER, SCARLET FEVER,
yellow fever 3 [sing.] ~ (of sth) a state of nervous
excitement He
waited for her
arrival in a
fever of impatience.
Ac
4 [U] (especially in compounds AMA^J^S'ois]) great interest or excitement about
sth $E : election fever
‘fever blister noun {NAmE) = cold sore fe-vered /'fiived; NAmE -vard/ adj. [only before noun] 1 showing great excitement
or worry