合而成的建筑材料）2 [C] a house that is. built
mainly of such material石棉水泥房
fi.broid
/_faibr；)id/ nown (mecZ/o?/ 医）a mass
of cells that form a iump，usually found in the wall of a woman’s UTERUS (通常长在子宫壁上的）纤维瘤，平滑肌瘤
fi-broma /fai_braum9;
AMmf -brou-/ /lot//? (maZ/cfl/ 医）a
harmless lump that grows inside the body (体内生长 的）纤维瘤
fi-brous /'faibres/ adj. [usually before noun] (technical
made of many fibres; looking like fibres 纤维构成的； 纤维状的：戶brous
tissue纤维组织
fib-ula /'fibjala/
noun {pi. fibu-lae
or fibu-las) {anatomy M) the outer bone of the two bones in the
lower part of the leg between the knee and the ankle 腓骨一picture
0
body — see
also tibia
fickle /'fikl/ adj. (disapproving) 1 changing often and
suddenly 易变的；无常的：rhe weather here is notorious^j?cWe.这里的天气出了名的变化无常。othe
worZd o//〇5hfon 千变万化的时装界
2 (of a person A) often changing their mind in an unreasonable way so that
you cannot rely on them 反复无常的：a
fickle _/Wend 秦不住的朋是► fick丨e.ness nown [U] : the _/iidderzess o/the EngZish dfmate 英国气候的变幻不定
fiction /'fikjn/
noun 1 [U] a type of
literature that describes imaginary people and events, not real ones 小 i兑：a worfc 〇/popular_/?ctfori 通俗小说作品◊
historfcai/ romantic /iicrion 历史
/ 言情小说 Plja non-fiction —see
also science fiction 2 [C,
U] a thing that is invented or imagined and is not true 备构的事；假想之
物：For years he managed to keep up the fiction that he not
married.多年来他设法一直给人一种未婚的假
ITTO1 see truth fic-tion-al /'fikjanl/
adj. not
real or true; existing only in stories; connected with fiction 虚构的；小说（中）
的：fictional characters 〇 a fictional
account
0/ h:fe on a desert island命秦涟生活的虚构描述◊ _/ktionaZ techniques 小说技巧 PT33 real-life fic-tion-aMze (BrE also -ise) /'fikjanalaiz/
verb [VN] [usually passive] to
write, a book or make a film/movie about a true story, but changing some of the
details, characters, etc.把（真人真事）改编成小说（或电影）： a/icriomi〖izeci account
o//iis chi7dhood 关于他童年的小
ficti-tious /fik'lijas/
adj. invented by sb rather than true 虚构的；虚假必：All the places and characters in my novel are
fictitious
(= they do not exist in real life).
_我小说中的人物和地点纯属虚构。
fid-dle /'fidl/ verb, noun
■
verfc 1 [V]〜（with sth) to keep
touching or moving sth with your hands, especially because you are bored or
nervous (尤指厌烦或紧张地）不断摸弄，不停摆弄：He
vvas/iddZing vWt/i /iis fceys whiie he.taWced to me.和我谈 话时他不停地摆弄钥匙。2[VN] (/n/omw/)
to change the details or figures of sth in order to try to get money
dishonestly, or. gain an advantage 篡改；伪造；对…扁
手脚：to ^iidcHe the accounts 甚改，目.◊ She/iddled the books (=
changed a company^ financial records) while working as a/t accountant.她g备计时对账簿做f手脚。
3 [V] to play music on the violin 拉小魚琴
iJihkyi .fiddle a'bout/a'round to spend your time
doing, things that are not important 备度光阴；瞎混 fiddle
a'bout/a'round with sth | 'fiddle with sth
1
to keep
touching sth or making small changes to sth because you are not satisfied with
it 不断摆弄；不停
对…作小丨參小改：j’ve been /iddh’ng about with this design
/or ages.我不断地修改这个课计已经好长时间了。2 to touch or move the parts of sth in order to try to
change it or repair it拨弄，摆弄（为改变或修理某物）：W/io’s been_/Md〖ing
with the TVagain?谁又垚摆弄％视机了？
■
noun {informal) 1 [C] = violin 2 [C] {BrE)
something that
is done dishonestly
to get money 故诈；骗钱行为；骗局
0QE3 fraud ： an insurance/tajc, etc. 保 ^、細税
等骗局 3
[sing.] (Br£) an act of moving sth or adjusting sth in order to make it work 修理；调整；摆弄
4 [sing.] (份f) something
that is difficult to do 难事
IT»TO1 be on
the 'fiddle (6/-£) to be doing sth dishonest to get money
搞骗钱勾当.P丨ay
second ’fiddle (to sb/sth) to be treated as less important than
sb/sth; to have a less important position than sb/sth else 当第二把手'；.:居次
要地位；当副手一more at m1 ad；/, fid-dler /'fidl0(r)/ noun a person who plays
the violin, especially to play folk music小提琴手（尤指演奏民间
，乐者）<
fiddle-sticks /'fidlstiks/ exclamation {old-fashioned, informal) used to say that
you disagree with sb (表示
不同意）胡扯，废话
fiddling /'fidlig/ adj. [usually
before noun] (informal) small, unimportant and often annoying 琐碎的；繁琐的
fid-dly /'fidli/
adj. {BrE,
informal) difficult
to do or use because small objects are involved 微小难弄的；需要手
巧的；精巧难使用的：Changing
ais one 〇/ those fdd/y/obs J hate.换保险丝是我不愿干的麻烦事之一。
fi-del-ity /fi'delati/ noun [U] 1 ~ (to sth) {formal) the quality of
being loyal to sb/sth 忠诚；忠实；忠贞：
月deiify
to your jprfncip〖es对原则的忠诚不移2〜（to sb) the
quality of being faithful to your husband, wife or partner by not having a
sexual relationship with anyone else (对丈夫、妻子或性伴侣的）忠贞，忠实， 盅诚：marital/sexuaZ
ty 婚姻 / 性的忠贞 E33 infidelity 3 ~ (of sth) (to sth) (formal) the quality of
being accurate 渔确性；精确性：the
/ideHty 〇/ the
transkrion to the original text对原文翻译的准确性
—see also high fidelity fidget /'fid3it/ verb, noun
鼸 verii [V]〜（with sth) to keep moving
your body, your hands or your feet because you are nervous, bored, excited, etc
坐立不安；烦躁：Si‘t
stiH and stop /idgering/坐好，不要动来免去的！
■ nown a
person who is always fidgeting 查'立不安的人
fidgety /'fid3iti/ adj. {informal) (of a person A) unable to remain still or quiet, usually
because of being bored or nervous 坐立不妾的 PiTfT restless fidu-ciary
/f^djurjari; NAmE also
fi'duijieri/ adj.,
noun {law W)
madj. involving trust, especially in a situation where a person or
company controls money or property belonging to others信托的；信用的；（尤指）受委托
的，受信托的：the
company’s fiduciary duty to its s/iarehoWm公司对股东负有的受托责任
鼸 flown (p/. -ies) a person or company that is in a position
of trust, especially when it involves controlling money or property belonging
to others (尤指财产）受信托人
.(或公司）,,：
fief /fi:f/
(also fief.dom /'fi:fdam/) now/i 1 (/aw
律）（oW use) an area of land,
especially a rented area for which the payment is work, not money 领地；尤指）采邑，
封地 i an area or a situation
in which sb has control or influence 领域；势力范围：She
considers the office as her own private yie/dom.她把办公室视为她的私人命地。
field /fi:ld/
noun, verb »noun
2
AREA OF LAND 田地1 [C] an area of land in the country used
for growing crops or keeping animals in, usually surrounded by a fence, etc.
ffl;地；牧场：People were working in the fields. A 111 ffl |b〇 ^ 〇 0 a ploughed 月e/d 已耕地◊ a /idd 〇/ wheat 麦田.◊
We camped in a 加id near the v沿age. jn门在靠近村庄的地里露营。
2 [Cj (usually in
compounds 通常构成复合词）an area
of land used for the purpose mentioned < 作襄种用途的 > 场地：a landing field 〇 a medal for bravery in
the /ieid (〇/ batrfe)作战英勇奖章一see also airfield,
battlefield，minefield 3 [cj
(usually in compounds 通常构成复合词）a large
area of land covered with the thing mentioned; an area from which the thing
mentioned is obtained (覆盖…的或有…的）夫片地方：
I’ce/idds 冰原◊
ga；s/ieZd5 (.天M i 气田一see
also coalfield, goldfield, oilfield， snowfield
SUBJECT/ACTmTY
学科；活动 4 [C] a particular subject
or activity that sb works in or is interested in ik;学 -科；界：领域 EEC!
area: famous in the field of music 音乐界著名的◊ AH 〇/ them are experts in their
chosen 方e〖d.他们在各自选定的专业中都是专家。orhisciiscove/y has opened up a whoZe
iieiv/iieW 〇/research.这个发现弁 辟了一个崭新的研究领域。